Why we Need to Embrace Fear Instead of Avoiding It

We’re braver than we give ourselves credit for

Evelyn Peregrin
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself
7 min readMar 1, 2022

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Photo by Jo Leonhardt on Unsplash

When was the last time you were afraid? Was it quickly resolved? Did you need help?

Maybe there was a loud noise and you jumped only to quickly find the source and laugh it off. Maybe you watched a scary movie and your fear was influenced by the film’s soundtrack, and you hid…

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Evelyn Peregrin
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

Working on short stories and focusing on fiction. I write personal essays because it's fun and because it’s hard to stop thinking about yourself, isn’t it?