A Confrontation with Fear

Earlier today, I woke up to the sound of a ringing alarm and then dragged my groggy self out of bed to prep for a 7:30 class.

When I was about to turn the hot shower on, out from nowhere, a GINORMOUS COCKROACH suddenly smacked up against the bathroom door!

I just stood there, literally trembling with fear, before it.

Then I came up with a sharp realization that I was locked alone in the bathroom with that disgusting creature. Claustrophobia grew upon me at once.

As the thing was constantly moving around, I kept my eye on it as I slowly wrapped myself with a towel in case it would hurl itself towards me.

I then patiently waited for it to crawl towards the ceiling. And when it did, Bravado led me to close our distance.

I hastily unlocked the door and stepped out from the shower! HOORAY!

After I got out, I let one of our housemaids put an end to that nasty critter's life, I finally claimed victory albeit still shaking from a horrific experience.

Fear is a response whenever we feel threatened. In some moments of our lives, our fears surface when we least or most expect them to happen.

If ever we get ourselves into a fearful situation, the first step is to be patient. Slowly build up your courage and prepare yourself for the second step.

The second step is to face it. There will be times that nobody will be able to save you from your fear but yourself so deal with it. Learn to take charge.

I may never recover from my phobia but at least I was able to conquer it at some point.