What is Fear?
Is it facing death?
Is it jumping out of a plane?
Is it ousting a spider from the house?
The truth is, fear can be dealing with
all or any of these things and many more.
Fear is different for everyone, it
comes in many different disguises.
Bravery is facing your fears and
conquering them.
Bravery is learning how strong you are,
how you are able to face your fears.
It doesn't matter if this fear seems
large or small – facing it is what is important.
For me, my greatest fear is facing the
dentist. I feel like I want to run away, I feel sick! I sweat, my
legs feel weak.
But I know that I must face my fear, I
must do what scares me – I must have courage!
I know that once the ordeal is over, I
will feel great.
Conquering that fear, being courageous
makes me feel good about myself.
I know that the next time, I will still
be afraid, but I know that I can do it and each time gets just a little easier.
Whatever your fear, big or small,
rational or not, face it.
Use that inner courage that you have,
that strength that is within.
Take small steps, pushing yourself a little more each time.
Learn to control that fear bit by bit, be strong.
Be brave, conquer your fears, and grow.
When it comes to fear I always think of the following quote from Dune.
ReplyDelete“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune
I will say that you should talk to your dentist about fear and if there are things they can do to help you relax. Changing dentist is possible and the right dentist can make such a difference.
Look forward to reading more.
All The Best
The Reverend
A very wise quote indeed there. I have recently changed to a dentist who specialises in nervous patients and I am slowly improving in the fear stakes.
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