Why are people afraid of falling down? And why is it so that such fears are difficult to overcome?
I’ve been trying to learn in-line skating these days and while I was doing so just this afternoon, I started to wonder why am I afraid of falling? Personally, I do not think that pain is the reason because, a normal fall usually does not result in such excruciating pain to the extend of infixing a phobia. So, in my search for the answer, something came to my mind. Could the real fear be the fear of feeling vulnerable? From the many falls I had, it dawned upon me that while you are falling, there is a sense of helplessness as you jolly well know that you are in for a big fall, but there is nothing you can do to prevent the occurrence. And with such mentality, there is an inclination towards surrendering to what is to befall.
The same goes for life. In many occasions, people tend to give up before trying with the excuses such as ’I can’t do it/I’m really not suitable for it/etc etc..’ I am personally gulity of such an accusation. To quote from ys, I shall learn to ‘leave behind the fear of failure and mountain of doubts.. and give it a shot’, many shots in my case.
Taking the first step.
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