Fear

There are many things in life that may scare you, but you have to do them anyway and be courageous so that you can overcome your fear. One thing in my life that required me to be courageous about was my fear of riding a rollercoaster. I had always avoided roller coasters because they had scared me. From my perspective roller coasters were horrifying. They were full of twists and turns, they would drop you from very high heights, and would turn you upside down. Even though roller coasters were scary I knew that I had to ride one to get over my fear. I did, this when I was seven.

Fear is an element used by authors, screenwriters, playwrights, and artists for many centuries, but it is also something that has eluded explanation. It has long been known that fear affects the brain, and creators use this to make their works memorable, like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Fearful situations are sought after because people like the way their brain reacts.

Fear: an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat(Websters Dictionary).Fear is something that our lives have adapted to rarely use as our ancient predecessors have.In our day and age the concept of fear comes through the stress of work. We humans no longer fear a cold nor do we fear storms as our houses protect us and on average our life spans are longer as old in the Paleolithic was 33 while currently it is 71.5(Wikipedia Life Expectancy). Why then is our fear so extensive that it can make us freeze up? “The answer is our legacy of ancient fears, the result of having spent millions of years running from predators. Our fear response is more influenced by the ancient species we struggled to escape than any modern challenges.”(The evolutionary legacy of having been prey.By Rob Dunn) This is one of the statements about human life. If this is so how do we develop from terror to finding fear fun?

I am afraid of heights and I cannot pull myself to go higher. It sounds funny, but fear is all over me. Even though my family keeps encouraging me and convinces me that I will be fine, I cannot move my feet to continue. I feel like if I move another step I would fall off the hills. I’m not sure if I will be able to overcome this fear. Unlike, Ray our difference is, he figure out that he is not afraid. That he cannot fall off the mountain and I never feel the same way. I feel relieve when I saw my family walking down the hills because I know that I can now go down and will not endure the fear while waiting for them to come down; I feel bad but it’s

“The Gift Of Fear,” a psychology book written by Gavin De Becker, is an extremely useful and informative read. It gives valuable advice about how to act upon human intuition, how to recognize threats, and defines what real fear is and it’s purpose. I found the book to be extremely interesting. This book provided me with a sense of understanding on violence and fear and I feel much better prepared when it comes to recognizing dangerous situations.

We were waiting in line, I was so scared. Dad said, “Go on the ride it will be fun.” Finally it was our turn when we got on the ride we started going up.¨Are you ready?¨”Dad said. I was not feeling great about doing this. When we hit the top we went straight down everyone was screaming. I was so scared but relieved I did it. The rest of the ride

I have this fear of heights. Ever since I was little I have always had this fear. At the environmental field trip (EFT) in Trinity Pines the zipline was around 200 feet from the ground and overlooked a valley of fallen trees and vast green sagebrush.

My fear of heights hasn’t bothered me and this far in 12 years of life it really hasn’t, but now it does. I go on rollercoasters, I do things with huge drops, and I love it. I only get scared when I feel insecure. Usually I put my foot up against the rollercoaster car or the seat in front of me to give me leverage. Not today, today there are no seats, just a cord. Keeping my attached and kept safe, not to be safe, but for my sanity.

I sat in the seat, even more scared than when I started. My heart was beating fast, and sweat dripped down my face. My mother could see how nervous I was and tried to comfort me, but no words could change my expectations now. The ride began with a loud noise and the cart began to move. Soon we would start our slow ascent to the peak of the roller-coaster with my anxiety continuing to grow. Until finally we reached the precipices and the cart stopped as we all looked at the steep slope we would soon plummet down.

McCarthyism practiced the attempting of to minimize threat of communism by accusing and detaining suspects/ citizens deemed to be a security threat or disloyal to the United States,Which created fear and hysteria in the American citizens. Stated by Adam Richards

Whether you're afraid of everything under the sun, or fearless everyone has had the feeling of fear overcome I believe anyone can overcome a fear. I have overcome a few fears in my life and believe with determination anyone can. I've been afraid of heights my entire life and overcoming that fear took years. I never thought it was possible for me to be in a roller coaster until that one day I was in a situation that made me surpass my fear. I've been afraid of heights since I can remember. Some people will scream and cry whenever they are far up in the air. To a person without that fear it may seem funny that being afraid of heights is childish stuff, but to me it's not. I personally am not a person to freak out about heights anymore since I finally conquered it by getting on a ton of rides and just letting it

I have often wondered what it felt like knowing to overcome a fear of mine, till the day I did. It was a long dark night when I felt the urge to get up and leave the house. I got up and got dressed and left my house, driving in my car. I stopped to obtain a little gas right down the road from my house when I realized a person was standing right behind me, he was as large as the jolly green giant. My heart instantly started beating faster, I have never been more scared in my life. He looked and asked where Red Bud was. After I realized he was asking me where Red Bud was, I got in my car and started driving off. As I got back on the road, I started thinking to myself that it was in Alton and it was in the middle of nowhere, my heart started

New things to me always scared me away, and riding a bike was no exception at all. After I changed into my brother’s old racing clothes, I went outside to get on my bike. I was struggling to sit on the seat of the bike and keep it balanced. After, I finally got adjusted comfortably my father came over and handed me a helmet. He helped me get to the end of our bumpy driveway.

Fear is the number one obstacle everyone must overcome at some point in their life. When the word fear is brought up I like to think of past situations that I experienced. There are many different methods used to conquer and learn from our fears such and exposure therapy, having a growth mindset, and thinking positive. For example, when I was younger fear was my worst enemy, School was the main reason that caused my fear. My fear of failure was my biggest obstacle growing up so I used that as a method to learn from my fears.

I fear of almost anything really because I worry way too much for example, like what happens if a roller coaster brake and I fall out. Also, I fear death because I want to live forever and do everything I can do in the world before death.I’m scared of heights and more. But I really feel like I need to get over with these so I don’t have to worry about things like happening tomorrow. And I feel