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 Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:06 am
So this morning my workmates and I went to some team building place, to work on functioning as a cohesive unit. I discovered two things about myself in that time: 1. I need to learn to calm down and take things little by little. And 2. I can't balance worth beans(I fell several times during the low wire team balancing exercise, and stumbled several times on the high wire crossing. If you want an idea of what we did, imagine doing what's in the pic below, by yourself).  As I came home I realized how difficult it is for people to go beyond their self imposed limits, and how much strength is needed of those who continue to push onward. I know much more clearly now, that I'll need to keep hold on this strength to build myself up further, and find my balance(in all senses of the word). What fears are you trying to overcome?
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:08 am
Eh, the thing is, I only overcome my fears when I feel I have to. Maybe it's because I have a phobia or two, or maybe it's because I don't have a job regularly involving one or the other.
I mean, example: one fear I have would be needles or other particularly sharp objects digging into my flesh. This includes but isn't limited to shots, tattoos, and piercings; not that I mind other attractive women with the above-mentioned, somuch as I'm phobic over the process. Pain isn't really a factor; I've been hurt before, sometimes I bump my shin and bleed when I don't exactly notice it. That's never an issue, but that's the thing about phobias: they're irrational fears.
A fear of heights when one is as high as the people on the picture, though? Those aren't necessarily phobias; those are rational fears. Maybe I'm wrong and Phobias are considered any sort of fear to someone- I'm not reading up on definitions here. But from sharp things pushing into me to making affections known to an attractive female (Yes, that's scary. =o Fear of rejection, much?), those are petty in comparison to the fears that people have to get over in order to do their jobs.
I guess you could say that the fear of death is the root of most fears that are completely natural to have. ^-^ Yeah, I'm rambling a little bit with no rhyme or reason to this discussion, but what else can I say that hasn't already been asked?
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:03 am
I have a fear of public speaking, even though I do it often. I'm often asked to do reports or some stuff, and I get elected team leader quite often, for reasons unknown to me.
Anyway, I understand everyone gets nervous, but I've done it so often, and still I have shaking legs when it's time. It's ridiculous. I'm confident about my communication skills, and I do have a way with words, I've been told, and still. I guess it's a part of me. Once I start, though, I just go on my own and end it.
I also fear shots and needles, in fact, anything that invades the body gives me the creeps. It's not that I'll run at the sight of needles, but I always have this little shiver every time I pass in front of a tattoo parlor. I don't really feel one way or the other about piercings or tattoos, but me? Not getting one anytime soon. I've never really felt a want for decorating my body. Now, drawing tattoos and having a body as a canvas, that, while slightly creepy, I would love to do once. I guess I get through my fears by confronting them, rather than turning away. I really can't stand cowardly behavior, and it would be hypocritical if I acted that way.
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:27 pm
Hmm...I can't say I'm trying to overcome my fears, they are few and only come up at random times (afraid to socialize with a cute boy, intimidated by a popular and older, more independent girl) but I have a few serious phobias that I probably SHOULD work on...
I'm Batrachophobic. This means that I'm afraid of frogs and toads. Now, this is no girly and squeemish fear of "Ew! Slimy!". No...I have panic attacks, hyperventilate and vomit when I see living frogs. I've never had problems with pictures of stuffed animals. I think many of them are cute. Movies are hard, but I can usually close my eyes and remember that it's just a light and screen, nothing real. But the actual animal...I can't be in a room with one, and I will avoid a building or store that I know holds and living amphibians of that species. At an outdoor mall in a nearby town, I've walked all the way around the compound to get to a certain store to avoid the one nextdoor to it that has a tank with frogs in it.
I've gone thruogh the steps, when back to past memories to find the source, tried working my way up from toys to movies to the real thing, but all of this to no avail. Honestly, it doesn't really affect my life that much. I'm fine with being afriad of them and the only thing is that my children are not allowed to have a frog as a pet.
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