How To Overcome The Biggest Fears In Life

Every person have their own fear. Fear starts to develop at a very young age and this grows bigger as we grow older. Some fear would just vanish as we overcome them and some would develop into greater lengths.

Fear is a good thing because it helps us survive. Fear is an instinct in every human being to keep them safe but not all fear are good. There are fear that could hinder one's ability or even success and some fear may lead to serious disorders too.

Here are the top 3 common fears of people and tips on how to overcome them for good:

3. The Fear of Public Speaking (Glossophobia)

This is very common in young people where they overthink on how they will do in public. The Fear of Public speaking is linked to fears of rejection and criticism.

As a student, it is normal to speak in front of the whole class but there are those students who are not comfortable speaking in front of a crowd and they just do it because they are required to. They are afraid to get criticized and rejected. This may result to disorganized thoughts when speaking because of fear.

To overcome this kind of fear, you should know what you are talking about and you need to get organized before public speaking according to Mayo Clinic. Having an outline of what you are going to discuss written in a small piece of paper or card will make you less nervous in discussing your topic in front of many people. Try some deep breathing because this can be very calming if you are nervous

2. The Fear of Death (Thanatophobia)

If not all, most of the people are afraid of death. According to Austrian Neurologist, Sigmund Freud, when people are afraid of death it means they are afraid of something else like abandonment, unresolved conflicts or unfinished business or could otherwise be a sense of guilt as posted in Freud Life.

Accepting your own death could be the hardest thing but if you learn to accept it as a natural cycle that everyone will eventually pass, you may have a different perspective about death according to Huff Post.

1. The Fear of Failure (Atychiphobia)

There are people who settle for less rather than settling for better because they are afraid of failing. One common example is getting into investments. You are afraid to invest in a business because you are afraid to fail running it. How will you know the outcome if you won't try?

The only way to conquer the fear of failure is to put an action with proper planning and visualize yourself succeeding in obstacles according to Forbes. You can't measure success if you have never tried failing.