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WHEN FEARS ATTACK
Alex Badion
Class of 2001, Eastern Visayas State University - Tanauan Campus
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education
Fear is an anxious feeling. It is a kind of feeling that is caused by danger or something perilous. There are
various conditions wherein the feeling of apprehension arises. This is an emotion which is hard to control
especially in an overwhelming risky situation. People are alarmed because we are reminded to picture of a
dangerous scenario. It results to a panic condition. People suffer in an uncontrollable state because of too
much fear and anxiety. There are many reasons why people are afraid of something. What and why are people
worried about due to a fact that fears aren't controlled. These conditions are quite threatening and very
dangerous to them. In a certain context, fear seems a universal emotion because every one of us, consciously
or unconsciously, has fear in a particular situation and the like. We have the ability to recognize danger because
we can feel it. We anticipate what are the dangerous things will happen.
All people have the instinct to react to an expected danger. Whatever the sources of that fear are factors that
control a person's life. The famous Martin Luther King, Jr. once quoted “We must bui ld dikes of courage to hold
back the flood of fear”. In his quote, it clearly tells and informs about the different fears surrounding us that in
any moment, are ready to attack. However, we must have to gather some blocks of sufficient bravery and
fortitude to fight and combat or even eliminate these fears. But the question is how we are going to do that.
Where will you get your energy to accomplish all of these? A person must be totally courageous to stand
against these bothering apprehensions. He or she must be seriously aware to fight against these anxieties. The
flood of fear won’t stop when a person remains weak and is not capable to respond and give an appropriate
counterpart to push them away. How strong your dikes depend on how much strength do you possess. The
lesser a person has the higher the possibility that he or she will be drowned by his or her fears. On the other
hand, the more a person has the lower the probability that he or she would not be swallowed by his or her
anxieties.
It is vivid and clear that we are responsible to handle everything when fear is going to attack us. We are going
to help ourselves to overcome any fears that will come across our journey. In his inaugural address, Franklin D.
Roosevelt uttered, "Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself". If we let fears
overshadow us, we will surely lose. But if we remain brave to fight with them and believe ourselves to subdue
all the fears, we will be the undefeated champion. They are no match with us. We remain strong and not
affected. It will help us boost the confidence that we need to use and face all the fears in life.
Questions for discussion:
1. What notion can you give about this word “fear”?
2. Why do people feel anxious to dangerous situations?
3. What’s your greatest fear in life? Explain.
4. How do you subdue fears when they attack? Cite an example.
5. What are the common fears that surround us in our daily life? Explain further.