My Definition Of Fear

The definition of fear is the feeling of being afraid of something caused by the belief that it will bring danger or pain. Fear can hold back many of us from achieving our dreams and moving forward with our lives, whether because we fear failing or because we fear even trying. Personally, I have two fears that have and could prevent me from living well are my fears of failure and of not being accepted. I have always struggled with these fears, but recently I have began to feel that I am on the path of overcoming them, and to me I believe overcoming these fears doesn’t mean being in lack of them, but to have the power over how much an impact the will have on your life. Growing up I always wanted to be “somebody”. I felt as though there was …show more content…
Would the cool kids want to associate with me even though I wore sneakers that were half the price of theirs? Would the urban kids want to associate with me even though I spoke English in a way they weren’t accustomed to and my hair wasn’t twisted or in a style like theirs? My fear of not being accepted followed me throughout my first two years of High School. In similarity to the fear of failure, I believe this fear can be overcome. Personally, my fear of not being accepted has been alleviated by my faith in God and an ongoing discovery of who I truly am as a person. I also alleviated my fear of not being accepted by accepting the fact that not everyone will accept me because we are all created …show more content…
The feeling of fear can keep us from achieving great things and hold us back from doing things that may benefit the lives of others. Two fears that have prevented me from living well and could potentially prevent me from living well are the fear of failure and the fear of not being accepted. I have struggled with these fears my whole life and the reason I did was because there were underlying factors that were driving these fears such as not being willing to find out who were my genuine friends. I believe that my faith in God and my experiences in life have led me to discover more about myself and these things have helped me progress on the path of fully overcoming my fears. Writer Jarod Kintz once wrote, “If you fear rejection, you won’t embrace acceptance. But don’t push yourself onto others, because they won’t pull you close.” This quote helps me remember that with fear their always a desire for something that you believe can’t attain so do you all you can to avoid it or to get it which may still result with you not getting