Conquering My Fear of Writing Lacking experience in writing and reading, English is my most feared subject. It is the one and only vulnerable spot in my otherwise invincible academic armor. I hate writing and I despise reading. Other than magazines, I cannot recall reading anything since "The Crucible" which was a teacher assigned book in my sophomore high school English class. Not that I read a lot before that, I don't remember reading any books in my middle school years neither. Now, with…

comfortable talking about personal moments in their lives that would allow me to fully examine and evaluate their responses. My underlying fear was that both of the interviews would bring about very similar data with no room for comparisons, but thankfully my fears proved unwarranted. Both of the interviewees had a vested interest in happiness and relationships. To code my two interviewees, I will first regard what characteristics or backgrounds each person had that could have influenced their thoughts…

I can hear the sound of my repeating alarm as it starts fading in louder into my ears, waiting for it to be turned off. I slowly open my eyes to see the light from outside peeking in through my window blinds hinting to me that it is now morning. I stretch my arms and legs as much as I can, feeling as if I am the rope in the game of tug-of-war and two people are pulling me from opposite sides. I can sense the excitement in my heart of what I am going to do today- something that I have never, but always…

it generally falls into three categories: how to find a casual relationship, how to take that relationship to a deeper level, and how to deal with a breakup. With the help of various sources of modern and ancient times, I have constructed my own guide on conquering love. The first, and most important, step to finding someone you’re interested in is to “always be mentally ready to pick up.” Experts believe this is an important step because you will run into attractive people everywhere. It will happen…

professionals and train them to acquire effective public speaking skills. The fact that many individuals experience intense anxiety before and during a speech performance should not make them avoid acquiring this very important skill. Research shows that fear and anxiety in public speaking can be eliminated. Topic Importance. Public speaking is a requirement for leadership of an organization. Leadership often gives live presentations, may broadcast messages to their employees, among other public speaking…

I Believe in Conquering My Fears My largest obstacle in this life will always be my own anxiety-ridden mind. Conquering my fears is one of the most terrifying, wonderful, and encouraging things I can achieve. Nevertheless, it is a difficult goal to reach. It is as if a battle is continually being waged in my head whenever I face something unfamiliar. Once these worries set in I retreat into myself, believing I must conquer my fears alone. This is a difficult idea to break free of, remembering…

Ever since Hurricane Sandy, my fear of natural disasters has grown. Storms and natural disasters used to be rather interesting to me but not after the night of October 29, 2012. Coming from New Jersey, we were hit pretty hard with hurricanes and they not only affected us physically, but mentally as well. From weeks without power, to insanely long gas lines, to the freezing cold weather, Sandy not only turned New Jersey into a state of hell, but it slowly unraveled society as we all know it. It…

There it was sitting, on my desk. Everytime I looked down, I would get frightened just by its presence. My face would turn bright red and my dry throat would anxiously swallow so loud that I clearly could hear it sitting at my desk. Remembering the story that I read the night before was almost unattainable for me. Understanding the large vocabulary and heavy wording of each question was nearly impossible for me to understand, similar to communicating with an illiterate foreigner in English. Often…

According to my dictionary, Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. When the word "fear" comes to my mind, I think of an emotion that's caused by a bad situation. There are many things in this world that put fear in me. My greatest fears are computer viruses, thugs, sick people, and clowns. Each of these fears make me very scared and give me goosebumps. Computer viruses physically and mentally make me scared…

has had at least one fear in their life, whether it is a fear something like heights or a fear of something unknown. “Fear is a chain reaction in the brain that starts with a stressful stimulus and ends with the release of chemicals that cause a racing heart, fast breathing and energized muscles, among other things, also known as the fight-or-flight response” (Layton, Julia, 2005). I would like to tell you about a fear that I had and how I went about overcoming my fear. My fear consisted of many factors…