Behind every flinch is a fear or an anxiety - sometimes rational, sometimes not. Without the fear, there is no flinch. But wiping out the fear isn't what's important - facing it is.

About This Quote

I was taught that there is no fear in the face of danger. What's important is not to see it and not to show it. I was also told that there are two types of fear: The kind that makes you run away and the kind that makes you face it. The kind that makes you run away is often irrational or even silly, but our culture does nothing to encourage us to face irrational fear.

Source: The Flinch

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