My sister, the one who knows everything and pulls out facts out of a bottomless hat, told me people aren't afraid of snakes or water upon birth. It is only once we hear the snake and water stories, she says, once we are exposed to fear, that we deny our primal instincts and make room for the dread to take root and mature. Tania Aebi
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When it comes to fears, some people have a hard time accepting that they have one. For example, people who have a phobia of snakes have a hard time admitting that they fear snakes. However, many people have a natural fear of water on some level, even if the first time they almost drown is when they first learn how to swim.

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