What Fear Did You Last Conquer ;-)

I conquered the fear of being in an intimate, monogomous, committed realtionship. I had been single for 15 years after my divorce! My longest relationship, post divorce, was 6 months. Now, we are going on 4 years and getting closer all the time. No end in sight.

WOW yeah, good for you I cant imagine conquering my fear of heights! I guess I conquered my fear of going back to school and am now working on my Master's. at age 48 it's been a long time since I had to study and write papers and everything has changed! Also I have been brave in traveling without my hubby since he is so busy and I love to go places and explore. My son and I stayed in a cottage in the woods and I made a campfire all by myself so I was soo proud of myself!

Interestingly, I have a fear of expressing my fears.

So, ya'll can just go on thinkin' that I am Right As Rain, same as always cuz it's the absolute Truth!

(Obviously need a little more time to conquer THAT one, tehehe)

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Great question! Living up to other's expectations. When I finally let that go and accepted that I am the one to meet my expectations - a lot of stress rolled off my back. It is very freeing to know that I don't worry about what other's think.

I am scared to death of heights but I went up in a hotair balloon this weekend and it was glorious.

YAY! For your courage :)

My husband and I recently bought bikes. I am a heavy set woman and it has been about 12 years since I rode a bike. I was terrified. I hate the thought of falling or making a fool of myself. It took a few tries and a lot of encouragement from hubby, but now I am a pro again and I love it. It has really made me stop and think about all the fears we acquire as an adult.

Thats awesome Ephie! You rock! (hehe) You should be proud. I am SO afraid of heights, and for some reason I cannot wait to get in a helicopter, or go ziplining, hopefully I will be able to do one of those soon and let you know how its goes.

I took all 3 kids shopping the other day, wasnt too bad. Does that count?

One of the biggest fears I have conquered was the fear of being married. I was actually scared of getting married. I have been successfully married for almost two years and while that may not seem like much to some. We have an amazing relationship and I'm so grateful to have him in my life. He makes me better and I make him better too. We are real good together.

In the last almost 2 years, life around us has been crazy but our relationship keeps getting better. My mother got sick and died in June. I don't know how I would have made it without my God and my husband. I just feel amazing that I didn't allow my fears to make me reject or refuse my husbands advances. I am blessed beyond measure.

Way to go, Ephie! Good for you!

Let's see.....lately about the only "crazy" thing I've done is called out my mom on a few ridiculous actions and statements.....I'll take rock climbing over that all day long! haha

Good for you!

I can handle bugs, roller coasters, snakes, spiders, etc. BUT, going back to work scared the bejesus out of me!!

I have been back at work part -time for 4 months, now. It's great. My toddler is doing great at the babysitter's and my older kids are doing great at home on their own. I wish I had done it sooner!!!!!

Stay strong, mama's!!! You can do anything!!!!!

I have always been afraid of needles. So I got a tattoo. The first one I had was awful. Let me set the scenery for you.
I was 21 and pretty small. My tattoo artist was four hundred pound surly biker, not prone to alleviating fears or even caring about them. Sitting in the chair, he started the process. I was shaking really badly, so this didn't help the situation. Finally the four hundred pound biker starts yelling, "Stop Shaking!" Which not only does not help the shaking but made me jump about 15 feet. Luckily the tattoo was tiny because it was awful.

A few years after that, I got it covered up. Much bigger tattoo, about an hour and half worth of work. Still very nervous, but I survived. Did it help me with my fear of sharp objects? Not in the least, but at least I tried!

Also I don't like heights. Recently I took my mom to a light house, 218 steps. Yikes. We went out to the top and I looked out over the edge and promptly went back and put my back to the wall. I walked around the entire light house that way. My mom was totally laughing at me. At one point she said, "You've jumped out of an airplane before!" To which my reply was, "Do you see a damn parachute on me now?" Sigh... This is the way I look at it, just because I am afraid of something usually doesn't stop me from doing it. I won't live my life that way. :)

I'm not big on confrontation and I don't like to hurt people's feelings. Due to the nature of my husband's job, he is well versed in confrontation, calling people out, and being rude when it's called for (think repeat telemarketers that should have taken us off the list). Normally I make him make these calls, but this time, I called the Scott's lawn guy and canceled our service (not for bad service, just because our lawn is beyond dead)! It's so stupid but hearing the phone ring made my hands sweat and my heart started pounding. I got that feeling in my stomach. But....I did it! And I didn't give in, even after they kept pushing and offering different discounted services. So small, but I was so proud.

I squished a bug in the garage last night. I am terrified of bugs. I had asked it to leave and opened the door and it just sat there, so I grabbed a bleach bottle that was near the garage door and squish! It felt good that I wasnt scared for that milisecond. Not nearly as awesome as what you did but still a proud moment for me!