Rational fears have to be the most difficult to conquer. This is mostly because they are things that could actually happen, or things that have happened to someone you know.

When trying to deal with rational fears, the best form of defense will be a support group, some therapy and safe guarding yourself as best as you can to avoid situations that will give those fears a higher probability of occurring.

Here are 10 rational fears that most of us have:

1 – Fear of Being Lonely

Many of us despise being alone. This is when you get into your own head and start thinking dark, uncomfortable thoughts. Solution is to find more ways to be sociable. Continue reading →

Fear is a natural response to different situations that has evolved with us over a certain period of years.

Under normal circumstances, fear usually triggers the fight-or-flight responses that allow us to respond quickly to threats thus increasing our chances of survival.

However, fear can easily turn into an irrational fear (a phobia) and create great distress which interferes with our daily life. As a result, it is important to find way by which you can conquer the fear.

Here are five easy steps to conquer your fears:

1- Rational or Irrational?

Firstly, you should ask yourself what part of the fear is irrational and the part that is rational. If the fear is rational, then what can you actually do to reduce the fear? Continue reading →