Most Common Fears

The Top 5 Most Common Fears And Why They Are Hard To Deal With

In large part, fear of certain objects or situations can be learned from others. Children can learn to fear spiders and snakes because they witness their parents’ fear of such creatures. On the other hand, children of entrepreneurial parents are more likely not to be afraid to start their own  businesses.

Many people learn their fears from those around them or they allow themselves to become fearful of something simply because they feel a certain situation may be potentially harmful or dangerous.

Across the board people fear many of the same things, and dealing with those fears  are a difficult daily challenge in the pursuit of allowing their inner Superhero to emerge.

Fear of Creatures

Many people fear creatures such as bugs, snakes, mice, and spiders. This fear is a good one to  have at times. It is adapted from the need to survive. People know that some snakes are poisonous and therefore they tend to fear all snakes because they want to survive.

The same goes for other creepy crawly critters such as spiders and mice. People tend to want to keep as much distance between themselves and these creatures as they possibly can because they don’t want to get up close and personal with them to see if they are poisonous or not. It’s again a survival method.

This fear is difficult to deal with because bugs and creatures are located everywhere. They can get into a person’s home and they are always found outside. Bugs can easily invest and  destroy property and many carry disease, which is why most people fear them in the first place.

Dealing with a fear of creatures is difficult because it is hard to overcome a fear of things that people perceive as dangerous or hurtful. As a result, most people will continue to be afraid of creatures their entire lives and will react and base decisions on whether there is potential to encounter them.

Fear of Heights

Many people are afraid of heights and they don’t like balconies, can’t stand going into an elevator and up to a high floor, and cannot go to the edge of the Empire State Building and look  down. This is a perfectly normal fear that stems from another survival trait. The fear high places  is based solely on the potential to fall.

A fear of heights is difficult to deal with for two reasons. The first is that heights are easy to avoid. Many people are happy to take a longer route to work to avoid driving over a high bridge or to live in places where there are no mountains for them to have to travel.

The second reason is that a fear of heights has no substance. When a person is faced with the concept of going outside on a balcony or ledge they often feel a sense of panic and they freeze making it impossible for them to put themselves in this situation. Unless a person is dedicated to taking steps to encounter higher and higher places, this fear will be impossible to overcome.

Fear of Storms

This is a common fear that many people have. This is possibly due to the fact we are born with the fear of loud noises. Also storms are unpredictable and there is nothing people can do to control them. Watching the news and seeing the damage from hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning, and rain generates a lot of different fears in people.

The reason this fear is hard to deal with is that storms are beyond a persons control and threatens survival on many levels. Additionally, the media is very dramatic warning people of impending storms and the dangers that go along with it. This perpetuates a fear of an event that may not have even occurred to the person.

Small Spaces

Many people are terrified of small, enclosed spaces because they feel claustrophobic and cannot escape. This can happen on airplanes and can severely restrict a persons business and personal life. For many people, the fear of being trapped or caged in a small space feels like the  equivalent of death. The physical reaction to this situation can actually induce a heart attack and  cause a persons death.

Overcoming a fear of small spaces can be one of the most difficult to overcome because it is hard to get people to face the fear. People often experience panic attacks that make the phobia  even more pronounced, which makes it even more difficult to overcome.

Public Speaking

Many entrepreneurs face one of the top fears of all people, public speaking. This is due to the fact that the idea of being the center of attention is terrifying to them. They are worried that they  will be judged, ridiculed, found unattractive, or not good enough. The root of this problem is that people fear that they will embarrass themselves in front of peers or clients, which they see as  the death of their credibility and business.

This is difficult to deal with because it requires people to actually start speaking in public. Many face panic attacks, feel sick, get nauseous, or freeze, which makes the moment even more  difficult. As with other fears, if the person is able to overcome their initial public speaking engagement, however, most find it easier and easier to engage in public speaking from that  point on.

Whatever the fear, creatures or speaking it is clear that fears are powerful, effect life and business decisions and it can seem to be a daunting task to overcome them on ones own. Avoidance is usually the route people take when faced with fear. However, you have to ask yourself where you would rather place your effort, avoiding a fear or overcoming it. The Superhero response is always to overcome!