User blog:BrewMan 2000/Fear

When I was filling out my college application I was concerned about having the qualifications to be admitted. Now that I have been accepted and working towards my degree I am learning to face a lot of the fears I had in high school.

One fear was failure. In high school, I was a straight A student. However, in college it seems I am a B/C student. No matter how hard I try I can never seem to get that A. I was scared at first because I always thought not getting an A in college would hurt my career after I graduate. Now, I've accepted the fact that I am a B/C student. I no longer fear not getting that A as long as I know I have mastered the material to the best of my abilities and know that I cannot answer the minor trivia in my field of study. As long as I have that degree, I can go to any job interview and talk about the material in an intelligent manner.

Another fear I had was living with another person as a roommate. I was worried maybe this roommate may turn out to be a jerk or even one of the bullies from high school. I was very wrong. My roommate is very cool to be around with. I don't have to "walk on eggshells" around him. We even walk around in our underwear or sometimes naked so we won't a giant load of laundry to do every single week.

At the end of the day, facing one's fears may be scary at first. However, if you face your fears you may be lucky enough to experience that there is really nothing to fear but fear itself.