What fears have you overcome and how?
Conquering my fears is one of my hobbies and off lately I am quite invested in it.
Last week, I completed CBT on a geared motorbike. Never ridden a geared motorbike before independently and I completed a CBT!!!! (Compulsory Basic Training, completion of which allows one to ride a motorbike up to 125cc in the UK).
I did have an option to switch to moped but I fought through my fears, and completed it on a geared motorbike.
To test my conviction, it was a summer day albeit with stormy winds and rain, typical of English weather! However I felt a great sense of achievement in doing it.
The other thing I did was not much conquering fear but rather conquering a psychological block. I have been to shows or concerts alone before in my home country, but never done that in the UK, let alone having done that after having kids. I do go on day outs by myself but never been to a show in London.
Earlier last week, I went to a stand up comedy show in London by myself.
At the end of last week, we travelled to Orebro, Sweden for a city break. On one of the two days that we were there, we went to a popular waterpark, Gustavsvik. It was an outstanding waterpark with excellent ambience, planning and design. I am usually scared of doing any rides.
However, passionate about conquering my fears lately, I went on a medium level ride. I was met with gushing water at the end, that went into my nose and ears making me dizzy. A few mins later, I was climbing up again for the ride. After that I went on the lowest impact slide with my friend. The slide was to be done with rings. It was fun and not at all scary. So I tried the next level with my husband, followed by yet another level, which was the highest level. It did scare me, but I don’t regret it.
Continuing to conquer our little fears helps generate brain cells that keep you young and energised. Further, a little zest in life never hurts!
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