09/22/2022
My Worst Fear (And How I Overcame It)
Refresh the Soul 30-Day Writing Challenge: September 22nd
Prompt Day 22: Describe your worst fear.
Fear is a funny thing. It can render even the strongest people senseless. Rarely rational and usually unpleasant, no one likes to deal with their fears.
For the most part, the things we fear can be avoided. Don’t like snakes? Avoid the reptile area at the zoo. Have a problem with the dark? Use a nightlight.
But what do you do when what you fear doesn’t have to do with the physical, but with the psychological or emotional?
What Is Fear?
Simply put, fear is the threat of harm. Fear can be of physical pain, of course, but it can also be emotional or psychological pain. It can also be real or imagined (ever had a nightmare you couldn’t quite shake?).
Our bodies are hardwired with survival instincts, and fear is one of them. While fear may be designed to protect us, it often feels like it’s harming us.
Take rollercoasters, for example. For someone with a fear of heights, theme parks are often a no-go. Even though rollercoasters are largely safe, fear has a habit of seeing the worse and assumes…
