Think of what you are most afraid of...
Is it something rational, like the fear of falling 500+ feet off a cliff because your legs are dangling off and itβs windy outside? Is it something irrational, like fear of responsibility? The first thing you must do is identify, and clarify your fears. It can take a lot to admit youβre afraid but itβs a 100% necessity if you want to be able to move on with your life.
Try to remember the last time you experienced this certain thing...
Was it a long time ago? Was it only one time, or many times? Are you actively trying to feel comfortable during these fearful times? Or do you just accept that you have the fear and give up?
Try to do the things youβre afraid of more often. This is how you get over your fear.
Iβve always had a fear of heights. So hanging my feet off the top of Pulpit Rock in Colorado Springs took a lot of me, but it ended up being so worth it! In order to move on, first you must embrace!
I'm very claustrophobic. I have an intense fear of heights. I'm fine in airplanes, but not something I can fall off of.
These are survival instincts we are programmed to have. Nobody likes being in right confinementβs unless itβs comfortable or we know we can get out. Also, heights, everybody is afraid of heights. My dog used to be terrified of even 1 flight of stairs, and now the main height that terrifies him, is the gigantic cliff you see in the picture of this post (: He walked out far enough to see how big the drop was and was like βawwwww heeeeeeyyyyyylll NAH!β
Youβve just got to gradually experience it more and more, if you want to get over your fears.
I used to be afraid of guns, until I got to shoot them. I used to be afraid of heights, and I gradually started doin things to get over it like walking across SUPER tall bridges, visiting super tall buildings, huge cliffs like this, you just have to take tiny bites here and there and then at the end you realize that big cookie you were afraid of is all gone and you can just enjoy your life (: I DEFINITELY would have died if I fell off right here. But I found a way to enjoy the view instead!
Yeah, I've noticed some people can walk up to the edge of a cliff, look over, and seem fine. I almost get like vertigo. It's pretty intense. I don't let it ruin my life, but I just stay back a couple of feet from where others might go. lol
Yeah I didnβt look over the edge, I sat down, stuck my legs out, took this picture, and then scurried back to safety LOL! ππ But even standing where you say you stand, helps a little bit!
"Scurried back to safety." I like safety. ;-)
King of the mountain
Less of a king and more of a protagonist of my own story π π¨π―β€οΈπ¦
Dark Water, it's creepy not knowing what's around you.
I also feel super weird in dark water. One time I thought a shark brushed up against my cousin and I but then we found out it was a dolphin π
The fins look pretty similar though, we spotted the hole I think.
Yeah dark water is sketch man, thatβs a hard one to get over. Everything from sharp rocks and sea urchins to a fuckin SHARK can be down there! π
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Little bit more difficult than that π there are ALL TYPES OF FEARS, including the irrational fear of replying to comments! π
Just curious, what is Blue Whale and how does it apply to this?