Fear: Personal Essay: The Definition Of Fear

What is fear? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of fear means to fear is to be afraid of someone or something as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening. Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain or a threat. This form of emotion revolves around our life, impacting us in all sorts of situations. Everyone has experienced fear, some more than others. Most people only see fear in a negative way and fail to realize that fear is also a motivational factor in life. Fear helps pushes us through barriers and obstacles, either to success or failure.

But there are two forms of fear, there is good fear and bad fear, for fear can be both. It is your

Upon realizing this, I was terrified! Where had all my extra days gone? I quickly pulled out a textbook and crammed hard trying to memorize formulas and equations. After the exam, I walked out of class feeling like my life was doomed and I vowed to never to slack off again. Why did I not listen to my fear earlier and just studied? The fear I felt those days was internal fear: the fear of failure, the fear of success and lack of self-worth and doubt. Those fears had halted me at first but in the end, they also motivated me to pass my exam. This occurrence made me realize that fear can make us ignorant at times and can make us fail to see the consequences of the outcome. But, fear can also encourage us to shove through our hardships and make it to the finish line. In her O Magazine, Oprah Winfrey informs us, “whatever you fear most has no power--it is your fear that has the power.”

By examining these concepts of fear as it relates to this story, we see that it is vital to embrace fear, which is important because by understanding the role fear plays in our lives, we can succeed.

"He who is not every day conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life." (-Ralph Waldo Emerson,