THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN

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"FEAR" ,that name alone makes us tremble. I believe everyone single person on earth has a fear as it's a natural response.

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I have a whole lot of fears but my biggest fear is the fear of losing a loved one this includes my family and friends ,the thought of it brings shiver to my spines ,it's horrible to think of how life will be if that person no longer existed ,the anxiety hits different.

When I was in junior secondary school, my dad was ill , all my life I've never seen him like that before ,I was a boarding school student so while he was ill I had to return to school as It was a new term,that was literally one of the worst period of my life , I felt that if I left for school I won't meet him when I return.

Phones when not allowed were not allowed in school ,hence I couldn't reach out to know how he was doing . I was so broken I didn't know what to do ,I wasn't participating in school activities, my grade dropped terribly . At that time of my life they was literally nothing to be happy about, I experienced my first depression at that stage ,I was always seen crying,I barely ate and everyone kept on wondering what was wrong with me.
I assumed that if anything happened to my dad my mom won't let me know while I was at school cause she'll assume it will distract me ,little did she know I was already overthinking things in my head . I couldn't wait for the semester to come to an end so I can go home and see my daddy, believe me the feeling was horrible.

Sometimes I feel like I won't be able to move on if my loved ones pass away .Most times if my parents are travelling especially by road ,I'll remain tensed till they safely arrive to their destination.

A friend of mine describes it as the "fear of the unknown" in other words the fear of not knowing what's going to happen next and as humans we always find a way to create scenes concerning the future in our head .

We all have people we love so much ,and can't afford to see anything happen to them ,hence
the only way to overcome this fear is to think more about the present I mean the things currently happening in your life and let the future do It thing . also I try to distract myself by spending my time trying to change things in my power such as my attitude and actions .

Fear is a natural response to our anticipations and death itself is inevitable .Someone said the best remedy is to face it ,well I don't think anyone really wants to face this one .

Thanks y'all for reading

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It's never good to lose loved ones, it's a traumatic event, but to live in rear constantly, even when your parents leave on a short trip is terrible. I don't think anyone can live like that, honestly.

Also, not know the future can be a good thing, not only a bad thing.

I had a look at your activity on Hive. Well, there's room for improvement as far as engagement goes, so I hope to see you commenting on other people's post as well, not just saying thank you to those who comment on your posts and skipping some too for some reason.

Another thing that would be great to see is building some stake and not cashing out your earnings the minute those arrive. Having some stake can guarantee more earnings and more support for the community.

It's really terrible though I try to distract myself with other activities also All cautions noted ,thanks a lot

Fear as it is, is very powerful. It can cripple your ability to reason and act. Overcoming it means accepting its existence and dealing with it head on. Allow more positive thoughts also. Trust me it's not easier as said but when you deal with it, you can control it.

I'll always have that in mind thank you😊

Fear is very bad i see fear as the greatest enemy of man

It really is, I don't think anyone likes to be in that state

Yes dear

Hi @ellaturb fear corners us and paralyzes us, so I'm glad you recognize that you can't live in fear every day assuming that something bad is going to happen, especially that a loved one may die, of course when there are serious health problems that threaten life, we feel threatened and vulnerable, there is normal fear. Death has this gift of making us live in fear. But don't let it control the next steps of your life.

A hug 🙏💙

Thank you so much @parauri 🥰

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