I have absolutely shown a lot of courage in my life, in that I feel fear at times, and instead of running away, I have decided to do or face whatever it was that caused me fear. I joined the military, I've done some public speaking... both scared me to death, but I did it anyway.

I remember hearing the story of a boy who was terrified of lightning. He decided he wanted to be rid of his fear, so he tied himself to a tree during a thunderstorm (probably not the safest or smartest way to rid yourself of a fear, lol).... it worked. I admire people like him, people who force themselves to face their fears.

But.... perhaps there might have been less extreme ways I could face my fears.... Like... I could have done without joining the military, in hindsight. So, yeah, I can see that I should be cautious about trying too hard to face those fears, to keep myself from overreacting.