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Describe a fear you had to overcome. How did you overcome it?

#fear
In my opinion, a significant and common emotion present in everyone's lives is the “
Fear
”.
Fear
 could have various reasons, which depend on
person
 to
person
,
such
 as some being afraid of mountain-climbing, swimming, going out, riding a bike, and many more.
Nevertheless
, there are
also
 many ways to overcome
this
 issue. I am a happy-going
person
 anyway, but yes, sometimes I
also
 have a
fear
, and it is a
fear
 of
communication
 whenever I get a chance to socialize with
others
. Being a little bit of an introvert type of
person
; I feel happy doing my own stuff
such
 as reading books, watching TV, cooking, singing, gardening etc. whenever I go out and meet with other people, I feel hesitant to talk with them. And whenever there is a talk with
others
, I try to finish it as soon as possible. Sometimes, I
also
 get conscious of my behaviour, while having
communication
 with
others
.
For instance
, I used to think
whether
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about whether
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 I am talking in the right manner or not.
However
, I
also
 realized that the habit of communicating less sometimes is not good, since, it has
lot
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 of benefits and it helps in making good friends too, so I always keep trying to enhance my
communication
 skills. To improve
this
, I try to get involved in talks more than earlier and joined classes for group discussion, which helped me in improving. After one month of the classes, I have seen a lot of improvement in
me
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myself
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. Now I do not feel any hesitation in talking to
others
, even to strangers
also
. The best part is now I always try to initiate a discussion, which is amazing for me. In conclusion, I can say that, yes, I faced a
fear
 of
communication
 with
others
,
however
, by practising daily and focusing on the improvement I have overcome
this
 feeling. Now, I feel like a confident and positive
person
.
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