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Fear is often one of the biggest if not the biggest obstacles in our lives.  I found a neat article that touches on this very topic.  You can check it out here .  The most common solutions to overcoming fears seem to be understanding your fears and then finding a way to face them or deal with them.

A great example of this conquering of fear is my personal experience of riding roller coasters.  I used to tense up and tighten my stomach and shake with nervousness before the ride even started.  At the point at which the roller coaster speeds downward, I always felt as though I was going to just explode.  Between the muscles all over my body being tense and my insides shaking with fear, I am surprised that I never lost my lunch during and after the ride.

Once, I went on a trip with some friends and bravely seated myself in a roller coaster cart accompanied by one of my friends.  I stayed tense before, during, and after the ride.  However, I noticed something about my friend right as the roller coaster began to speed downward.  He was completely relaxed and even had a little boyish grin on his face.  My brain managed to process this and I quickly formulated the theory that, if you remain relaxed, maybe the downward falling feeling you get would be decreased.  Since I was in the perfect laboratory to test my theory, I quickly made my way to the next available roller coaster.

To my shock and amazement, when I forced myself to stay as relaxed as possible, the downward speeding roller coaster had a very enjoyable effect.  I think I rode nothing but roller coasters the rest of that day; even the ones where you have to stand up and go upside down.  Some of which I could never bring myself to do before.  I rode these with great ease and enjoyment.

I think it might work the same in many other parts of our lives.  If you can bring yourself to keep a clear and relaxed mind and body, a situation that was once fearful may be tackled with greater ease.  I have walked through life with this knowledge and found it to be … mostly true.  Some fears are rather large, but I won’t give up.  I hope you don’t either.

I’d like to hear from other people on their fears and how they were able to overcome them.  I’m sure it could help others and I would love to see a good discussion on this.  Please feel free to comment on this topic.