What fears have you overcome and how?
If somebody were grading this paper, this paper is destined for a C minus. I will hand it in, in time. The first thing that comes to mind is phobias. Apparently there’s a difference between a fear and a phobia.
Fear is a natural, rational response to a real threat or danger, helping keep you safe. A phobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by an excessive, irrational fear of an object or situation that is out of proportion to the actual danger.
Most fears disappeared in time. I watch my four year-old grandson cringe to terror from ants and worms a year ago. This week we were picking up snails and spiders and putting them in the bushes.
Disappear Fear
I remember roughly being that age and I was terrified about making friends. The weird part was I had many friends. This is a very normal course of action.
I recall many years ago, giving a speech in a freshman composition class. In the middle of speech, I had a little panic attack as all people in the class were watching me. I was simply saying words to get through the speech with no meaning behind what I was saying. These days I love giving speeches. This transformation happens without us, even realizing it. A little backdrop to the story was I gave the speech on the day Mount Saint Helens.blew up. But I’m not afraid of volcanoes that would be irrational.
Grew Up Racist
What sticks to a young mind, and can it be completely removed? It is like a frying pan left in the sink too long. It can come clean if you work at it long enough. The residue somehow stays.
When we were little the men who picked up our trash, we were taught to fear them. There were black people coming into our alley. The putrid smell of trash lingered from the trash cans. While falling asleep at night, every noise I heard were people in the alley, lurking and dangerous.
This is from an unpublished essay I wrote called. I grew up a racist.
I was taught to fear Black people, I was taught to fear the alley in back of our house. It is this fear that is communicated in our country. It is a fear that is perpetuated in our country. We waste half our GDP on the military selling that fear.
It embarrasses me. I’m afraid for our country and I still am.. I overcame those ingrained fears from childhood.. I am not afraid of being wrong.
The Side Effects of Endorphins 
I would love to hear you opinion as well