I tend to be cautious. My life tends to be a little monotonous. I am routine, and I like my routine. My old self preferred not to take risks and not to branch out. I learned that I lived in the fear of what people would think or what would happen. I feared regrets and sadness, losing and even sometimes winning. I hit a snag. But I realized that fear was an inhibitor. Fear stopped me from being adventuresome, from trying new things, from saying what I thought, and for having my own opinions. Fear is an inhibitor. It is an inhibitor of self. Living under the fear of what other people thought caused conformation to what other people wanted me to be. But most importantly, fear was an inhibitor of love. Fear caused me to judge, to not give people a chance because they were the “outcasts”. Fear slowed my life. Finally, I am trying to break free. Now my only fear is the fear that controlled me.