The List of Fears

In another post, I talk about the deeply subconscious irrational fears that normally hold people back from living their true purpose in life. You can read about it by clicking here.

Here is a more complete list of those fears, organised into the opposing categories of the Mind. Note: These are just some of the main or more common fears. The true list is more than 250 items long!

• The fear of death

• The fear of the outside world

• The fear of harm (physical, emotional, mental, or even spiritual harm),

• The fear of illness, vomiting, doctors

• The fear of not enough (not enough time, money, opportunity, resources, support)

• The fear of missing out (FOMO)

• The fear of people (strangers, crowds, being let down)

• The fear of decisions

• The fear of commitment

• The fear of falling (fear heights)

• The fear of the dark

• The fear of confined spaces (claustrophobia)

• The fear of abandonment

• The fear of fear itself (anxiety, phobias, panic)

• The fear of self-nourishment

• The fear of choking

• The fear of trusting self

• The fear of trusting others

• The fear of being let down

• The fear of being dirty or unclean (OCD or anal retentiveness).

• The fear of exploration

• The fear of moving forward

• The fear of leaving the confort zone

• The fear of making progress

• The fear of futility

• The fear of change

• The fear of overwhelm

• The fear of discomfort

• The fear of letting go

• The fear of completion

• The fear of commitment

• The fear of not being good enough

• The fear of trying

• The fear of learning

• The fear of improving

• The fear of criticism

• The fear of judgement

• The fear of failure

• The fear of embarrassment

• The fear of success

• The fear of maintaining success

• The fear of progress (again)

• The fear of repeating past mistakes

• The fear of mastery

• The fear of being yourself

• The fear of expression

• The fear of rejection

• The fear of loneliness

• The fear of judgement (again)

• The fear of conflict (rocking the boat)

• The fear of standing up for your needs

• The fear of being different

• The fear of embarrassment (again)

• The fear of being noticed (introverts)

• The fear of not being noticed (extroverts)

• The fear of missing out (again)

• The fear of communication

• The fear of sharing

• The fear of trusting others

• The fear of relying on others

• The fear of directing others

• The fear of loosing control (chaos)

• The fear of vulnerability

• The fear of not being liked

• The fear of not fitting in

• The fear of authority

• The fear of opinion

• The fear of creativity

• The fear of not keeping others happy

• The fear of your plans upsetting others

• The fear of your plans being wrong

• The fear of the future (worry, stress, anxiety, overwhelm)

• The fear of reliving the past (regret, resentment, unforgiveness)

• The fear of letting go of the past

• The fear of seeing the truth

• The fear of self-awareness

• The fear of being positive

• The fear of letting yourself down

• The fear of change (again)

• The fear of choosing the “wrong” path

• The fear of choosing the “right” path

• The fear of loosing track

• The fear of forgiveness

• The fear of being right

• The fear of proving others wrong

• The fear of believing in self

• The fear of forming one’s own truth

• The fear of ostracism

• The fear of being wrong

• The fear of decisiveness

• The fear of authority (again)

• The fear of learning (unteachability)

• The fear of original opinion

• The fear of unique perspective

• The fear of not being smart enough

• The fear of questioning things

• The fear of being mislead

• The fear of optimism

• The fear of knowing

• The fear of real truth

• The fear of anything that questions the norm (spirituality, new thought, conspiracy theories, etc).

• The fear of enlightenment

• ALL THE ABOVE, PLUS:

• The fear of being too happy (yes, it’s a thing!)

• The fear of en-joying your self

• The fear of en-joying people

• The fear of en-joying life

• The fear of weakness

• The fear of letting self down

• The fear of not following through

• The fear of not being good enough

• The fear of liking self

• The fear of trusting self

• The fear of believing in self

• The fear of loving self

• The fear of burn out

• The fear of responsibility

• The fear of loving freely without conditions