LAST WEEK'S QUESTION:

"What is your greatest fear and have you ever tried to face it?"

My greatest fear is really tall heights and I always try to conquer it because it really scares me but I love roller coasters so whenever I go to a theme park I test my fear.

-Katie

It may sound silly and childish but I have a fear of ghosts. I have tried to overcome my fear of ghosts but somehow I still have it. I think it takes time to overcome a fear. It could take you months, even years. Some of the things I have have done to face my fear is go to my friends house or my house in the dark and just face them.

-Alexandria, Ohio

My greatest fear is probably talking to a guy I like. It's scary because I get very nervous. And I have tried to face it but it never seems to work out right.

-Anonymous

My greatest fear is blood. Not really mine so much, but seeing other people's blood. It, for some reason, just bothers me to the point that I feel dizzy. I cannot stand to see it and I'm so afraid to look at it for fear of throwing up or passing out. I did try to face it once, a few months ago, when my friend was in the hospital with an infection from a deep cut she got. A group of my friends and I went to visit her while she was there. I was told that we might see the wound and got a little nervous right then. I took a deep breath and hoped I wouldn't faint. As I entered, I was relieved to see that the wound was bandaged. We sat and talked with her for a while. Then, a nurse came in and said she had to change the bandage. Again, I got scared. I really didn't want to see it, but I decided not to turn away. I thought it might not be so bad. Man, was I wrong. As the nurse peeled off the bandage, I saw the infection and got really woozy. Next thing I knew, i woke up with the nurse and my friends standing over me, asking if I was alright. I sat up slowly, and told them I was fine, and I just needed a minute to relax. The point was, I still was afraid of blood, and next time, I'll look away.

-Emily, Michigan

My greatest fear in the world was to lose the ones closest to me. Now I dont think I could've tried to face that, but when I did lose them in fact yes I did face it, I had no other choice.

-Anonymous

My biggest fear is going on airplanes. I hate feeling like I'm inside a tin can. It makes me feel so out of control, like if anything happened I couldn't do anything to help, or even jump out, it's not like they give you a parachute when you get on board. Also I am really small so if anything ever happened I could get trampled if people panicked. Honestly I'd like to say I was facing my fear but my solution is never go on planes!

-Mariah, age 15

I hate bugs, like really hate them, more than most people. If I even see an insect out of the corner of my eye, like in class or at home, I freak out and start screaming. I can't help it. I'm not about to go sit and look at bugs on purpose so I guess you could say I'm not doing much to face my fears. I don't see why I should get used to bugs!

-Yaya

My biggest fear is panic attacks. I have a panic attack disorder so I experience them weekly. Certain things, like over overcrowdedness, can set them off, or even just at random they can happen. However, I have gone to several classes, counseling and I am able to deal with living with them, even if it's diffucult. But even if I can deal with them they still scare me a lot.

-Jill

My greatest fear is sort of weird, but I have a huge irrational fear of vomiting or vomit (also known as aeronausiphobia.) I can't stand seeing someone get sick, so I just cover my ears and go "LALALALA!". I have tried to conquer my fear by not covering my ears and thinking about other stuff other than the person being sick. I have a long way to go, but I am getitng there and making lots of progress!

-Big Fear, age 13, Ontario

My biggest fear is of talking to my crush, and since he is 1 year older then me I havent faced it. Yet. I still have until the end of the year :)

-Breanna

THE QUESTION TO ANSWER FOR NEXT WEEK:

"So far, what was the worst day of your life, and what was the best day?"

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