Overcoming fears

Everyone has one, and it's a fear that you've had all your life. I have many fears, so much it's not enough to list. One of them is the fear of dogs and animals in general. I don't understand why I do, but I just do. Learning in Psychology class, to be fear of something means you must've been conditioned to when you were young. Thus, I must've been conditioned to be scared of dogs when I was chased by one when I was very little. I remember walking down the neighborhood with my sister when we were kids, and I could remember seeing this giant dog in the distance being walked by a kid. The kid somehow knew I was scared of it, and decided to let it go from its leash, which led it to chasing me around the neighborhood. It was defnitely bigger than me at the time so I was extremely scared it might eat me up. After being chased by the huge dog, the owner took it back, and since then, I've been scared of dogs my whole life. Surprisingly, over Spring Break, I over came my fear. I stayed at my friend's house that had 2 dogs, so I had to deal with it no matter what. He taught me how to not be scared of it anymore, and in the end, I grew very attached to them. I'm happy that I overcame my fear because it had to be done sometime soon. Being afraid of dogs have kept me from doing many things in the past, like going to friend's houses, but not it's not an excuse for me anymore =)