It is rare to find a person who lives without fear of one kind or another. whatever your fears may be, you can either let those fears form boundaries beyond which you can't move or grow, or you can face them head-on and allow them to become opportunities to move into new places in your life.
The choice is truly yours.
Here are some steps that would enable you to deal with your fears
Avoid avoidance
The only way to deal with fear is to face it. Avoiding it prevents us from moving forward, it makes us anxious. If fear or anxiety arises, recognise it. Watch it rise up. Notice how it feels in your body. Observe it as it is; don’t try to get rid of it or change it. Avoiding fears only makes them scarier. Whatever your fear, if you face it, it should start to fade.
Take time out
It feels impossible to think clearly when you're flooded with fear or anxiety. The first thing to do is take time out so you can physically calm down. Distract yourself from the worry for 15 minutes by walking around the block, making a cup of tea or having a bath. When you've physically calmed down, you'll feel better able to decide on the best way to cope.
What's the worst that can happen?
When you're anxious about something – be it work, a relationship or an exam – it can help to think through what the worst end result could be. Even if a presentation, a call or a conversation goes horribly wrong, chances are that you and the world will survive. Sometimes the worst that can happen is a panic attack. If you start to get a faster heartbeat or sweating palms
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