I never thought I could get up in front of a classroom and talk, or talk before a room of my peers. I was tongue tied growing up. I stuttered and went to see a number of forgettable speech teachers. I hated it. My problem was emotional, not physical. The Marine Corps cured me of that. There is a gr a gr gr gr gr grenade coming! Actually I just out grew it. I never stutter and I can address an audience. What fear have you out grown?
2006-11-29 17:31:19 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Stick up for myself.
2006-11-30 03:23:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to stutter, too. But then I started singing and now I don't stutter near as much. Apparently, the brain uses different parts for speech and singing, but once I put the two together, I had a winning combination. As far as standing in front of a crowd, I am good at that too.
I can fend for myself. I am self sufficient, something, that a few years ago, I didn't think was in me to do.
I can do origami way better than I did. I can fold paper cranes, now. Little frogs and all kinds of stuff like that. I used to make paper hats for my kids all the time. Boats. Chinese lanterns. Now, I am showing my grandkids.
2006-12-02 23:02:34 · answer #2 · answered by The Y!ABut 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have overcome the fear of being alone. As a child I did not even like to be left inside the house alone even if my mother was only out working in the yard. As a young woman I thought I had to have a man around to keep me company all the time. Now that I am a widow, I find myself alone much of the time when I am at home, but it really doesn't bother me.
2006-12-02 23:13:40 · answer #3 · answered by Sassy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of Mental, physical, and sexual abuse as a child, I really did not think I would be good at anything but being bad. The most amazing thing I am seeing my self do is being a mother and a faithful wife... which is something that I never thought I would be. I am proud to say my sisters and I are over coming family curses one at a time.
2006-11-30 02:09:15 · answer #4 · answered by Alicia S 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I never thought I would get to a place where I wasn't afraid of my dad. It was only a few years ago that I finally was able to feel like an adult in his presence. The first time I stood up for myself (to borrow Agrippina's phrase) and spoke respectfully and lovingly, yet as a woman not a scared little girl, he did not speak to me for almost 2 years. Now things are somewhat better.
2006-12-01 00:47:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anne Teak 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to be scared of going to school naked, i think we all had that dream... grin
No seriously I had the same problem without the stuttering. Nowdays I can adress an audience without a problem.
2006-11-30 01:33:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
to love a woman and be a father. I went from no likings girls and fighting them to spending the rest of my life with a woman. and when it comes to be a father i went from not having a care in the world to caring for the most important thing in life my future.
2006-11-30 01:35:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Public speaking.
I thought I'd freak out if I ever spoke to a crowd.
Now I've spoken in front of hundreds of people and I enjoy it.
2006-11-30 01:36:01 · answer #8 · answered by Toshihiro 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do striptease.. ooopps, sorry.. j/k
seriously though, i've outgrown the fear of being "naked", when I was young, i had that fear of being exposed (physically).. but growing up, i learned to appreciate my body more and more.. so now, i can even "sing and dance naked in the rain".
2006-11-30 06:11:00 · answer #9 · answered by katrina_ponti 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tieing my shoes. It took me forever to learn how to tie them like my dad did until he said watch me. He is right handed, I am left handed.
2006-11-30 01:47:30 · answer #10 · answered by Marcus R. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋