Fear and Anxiety

Did you know that there are more chickens in the world than people?

And talking about chickens, a lot of people have issues with fear and anxiety don’t we? Let’s Face it, a lot of us are just plain chickens. Have you overcome fear in your life? or found a new way of dealing with it? What are some of the fears that you have?

I am going to tell you one of mine, that I never tell anyone, and I am really embarrassed about saying. But what the heck, I don’t know most of you, so no judging LOL. I am deadly afraid of the dark. I am a 21-year-old girl, and I cannot be in the dark by myself, I get this terrible anxiety that someone is just going to grab me and take me way. For example, whenever I am in my living room and I need to turn off the light to walk to another room, I always feel like there is someone walking behind me, and I only get that feeling once I turn off the lights. I have to run back to my room like someone is chasing me every time, and once I start running I feel like that someone is running after me to catch me. Is this normal? I mean I can sleep in my room in the dark, but when my husband is not with me, or I am just alone… my anxiety gets a lot worse, my heart starts beating like crazy, I have trouble breathing, but once I turn on the lights it’s all gone. Whenever I get this feeling, I have tried to just pray in my mind quietly, or sing a hymn. but it just doesn’t go away!

Now you know my embarrassing fear, and I can call myself a chicken because only little kids are scared of the dark lol. So, now its your turn to tell me your fears :)…. Have you overcome fear in your life? or found a new way of dealing with it? What are some of the fears that you have?