Fear, one of the most basic human unpleasant emotions in the
nervous system
The young lady has completed her education,
graduating with bright colors as a medical nurse. But due to a lack of
confidence, she is scared to apply for a job. Her mind tells her she isn’t
attractive enough and, therefore, going to fail her interview.
The aspiring writer
has written the best book, which could be the next number one bestseller to
change the world, but fear has already crippled him because he thought the book might not sell.
Fear, one of the most basic human unpleasant emotions in the
nervous system, has been attributed to the failure in the lives of thousands of
people. When one is gripped with fear, it prevents quick thinking, solutions to
problems, and one becomes confused and nervous.
Many encounter fear in many ways, when ready to take exams,
during speech, and when addressing certain situations. In the first place, what
causes fear within human beings?
Many times, I like to share my experience when writing
articles. I discovered during my youth that I had no fear in me; however, many
attempts at things that I wasn’t perfect nearly cost my life. For example, I
shouldn’t have gone deep into the sea when I was aware that I couldn’t swim. Yes, till now, I don’t know how to swim.
I was carried away by the sea, and those trying to save me gave up because I disappeared when I
was pulled into a swirling, deep hole under the sea. Then a mighty wave swept me
ashore. In a state of shock, I took off my clothes and walked naked home.
‘Fear’ is an enemy, yet people shouldn’t put away fear to do
what they aren’t perfect or do something wrong. For example, smuggling drugs into a country, hoping you may not be caught. That is not the right way to overcome
fear or to see if you are brave.
You may end up in jail. However, there are ways one can
adapt to overcome fear. Once, as an illegal immigrant in Europe, a few minutes before
noon, without breakfast and not knowing where my next meal was coming from, I
took to the streets on foot towards a friend’s house, hoping I might find
something to eat.
Fear kills many
people hundreds of thousands of times before their real death.
Over an hour's walk and still far from where I was going, I
experienced the symptoms of system failure. I felt dizzy and knew I would soon
collapse. I had no choice but to enter a bus without a ticket. Before the bus
reached my destination, the controllers caught me without a ticket.
This is a very
big offense everywhere in Europe, taken thousands of illegal immigrants back to
their country of origin. I didn’t panic or feel afraid, which gave me enough
time to think of what to say.
“I am happy you are going to call the police to arrest me,” I
said when I noticed they were going near their vehicle to use the
equipment to call the police. “Why are you happy calling the police?”
One of the controllers asked.“Because I haven’t eaten since morning,
I will definitely get something to eat at the police station.” I replied. They
were stupefied, and after looking at each other’s faces, they asked me to go
home.
According to doctors, fear is normal because we are human beings. Unfortunately, fear, the feeling of agitation and anxiety that runs through the minds of human beings, preventing them from doing many things, is exactly what people in higher positions stand on to harm, bully, manhandle, and show injustice to the underprivileged in society.
People use their
positions to manipulate, cheat, and dominate other people because they know
the person is scared and powerless to defend themselves.
How can someone overcome fear? There are hundreds of books
on Amazon on how to overcome fear, but one of the great books that I
read, and changed my whole life consciously and positively, was ‘The
Power of Positive Thinking’ by Norman Vincent Peale. It’s a very good book.