Having fear is healthy and instinctual. People fear many things beginnings, endings, staying stuck, changing, success, failure, living, and dying. In addition, a particular fear doesn t isolate itself. Instead, it can permeate many areas of one s life. For example, if you fear being rejected, this fear can affect friendships, intimate relationships, job interviews, and so on.
Rejection is rejection wherever it is found.
So you begin to protect yourself and, as a result, greatly limit yourself. Accept them as an inevitable part of living and develop more trust in your ability to handle whatever comes your way. If you practice acknowledging, feeling, exploring, and embracing your fears, you will start to recognize that you actually can handle whatever life throws you. The fear will never go away as long as I continue to grow. The only way to get rid of the fear of doing something is to go out and do it.