You ever been afraid of the dark? Remember when you were a kid? Walking alone at night, and all the shapes and noises on the edge of perception seem to be monsters getting ready to attack. You start to walk faster, then run. You keep getting more and more scared. They keep on chasing you. You get more and more terrified, break into a panic.

What if, another time, you just looked straight at the shadow that seemed to be a monster? You'd see it's not really a monster. You can walk on.

You should respond to fear by staring it in the face. Get out and do the thing you're scared of, just so you can see it's not really anything to worry about. If you're scared of talking to strangers, talk to them *just to see what happens*. If you're scared of saying something stupid and messing up, actually set yourself a goal to screw up in five conversations on purpose. It won't hurt your ego, because it was on purpose. The person won't think less of you - he'll forget it tomorrow. And you won't be scared any more. Funnily enough, after that it may happen a lot less.

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