{"id":1655,"date":"2017-02-27T13:01:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T18:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2017-03-21T17:01:47","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T21:01:47","slug":"how-fear-dominates-our-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/2017\/02\/27\/how-fear-dominates-our-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"How Fear Dominates our Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that fears and phobias c\"\"<\/a>an sometimes affect people in many ways? There are many different types of fear including fear of heights, spiders, crowded places, germs and much more. Fear is a really unpleasant emotion which is caused by the belief that something is dangerous. It can cause damage to our body and affects most of our decisions and choices.<\/p>\n

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Leila Farhat, an 8th grade student who goes to middle school says she has a fear of public speaking. \u201cI try my best to avoid public speaking\u201d, says Leila. According to www.brianntracey.com , the average person ranks the fear of public speaking higher than the fear of death. \u201cI start to get nervous and i just black out\u201d. Usually people with a fear of public speaking start to feel nervous, get sweaty palms, and start to get stomach pain.<\/p>\n

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Janet Whitney a therapist who helps people face their fears says, \u201cfears can paralyze us and make us not open or honest\u201d. According to www.fear of.net<\/a>, 40 percent of fears begin at the age of 10 while 95 percent starts before the age of 20. Sometimes people can get over their fears but that doesn\u2019t happen much often. \u201cI started traveling to many places forcing myself to do the things i\u2019m afraid of\u201d, says Janet. One of the most common ways to try to get over your fear is to just accept the anxiety and to just not fight it. \u201cRealizing fear is a learned behavior that you can easily unlearn is a way to overcome it\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Hadeel Almihtar an 8th grade student who goes to Unis Middle School says she has a fear of heights. \u201cI start to panic and lose my balance and feel like i\u2019m going to just fall.\u201d According to WWW.DailyMail.com<\/a>, Fear of heights develop between the ages of 15 and 25. \u201cI always avoid fun places like going to Cedar Point with my family because of my fear of heights\u201d, says Hadeel.<\/p>\n

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Fear is just a natural emotion that we need to try to overcome. We also feel fear in less dangerous situations like taking a test or a job interview. You can overcome a fear by being aware of it, but it will take some time. Learning to fight your fear is the best way. Not just that but also understanding fear and its causes can help us overcome any type of fear we have.<\/p>\n

Middle School journalist, Mariam Shenaq<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Did you know that fears and phobias can sometimes affect people in many ways? There are many different types of fear including fear of heights, spiders, crowded places, germs and much more. Fear is a really unpleasant emotion which is caused by the belief that something is dangerous. It can cause damage to our body …<\/p>\n

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