Fear is such a strange concept, when I talk about fear I'm not talking about things like being scared of horror films, which I am by the way even though I'm 19, but instead being scared of doing all of the things that you would like to do out of fear of being rejected or being made fun of.
I often think about how much easier life would be if I could do things like answer a question in a lecture without being scared that I'd look like an idiot if I got the answer spectacularly wrong. I think this kind of fear is inherent in our society in which we constantly judge others, shows like the X Factor thrive off of it.
I love the idea of doing something that scares you every day, life always appears to be more fun for those who take risks, my aim in life is to be a risk taker, the type of person who always says how I feel, within reason, without always thinking about how other people will think of me.
As a life-long shy and guarded person I often find it difficult to speak up or to reveal how I truly feel as I always think that my honesty would make me vulnerable as it would allow people to finally get to know the 'true' me, someone that I believe is only revealed to my diary. Though I'm now beginning to understand that isn't a healthy way to live and I'm trying my best to be more transparent and conquer my fear of fear.
What would you do right now if you weren't scared of the consequences of your actions?
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