Fear Is the Final Chain

When I think of fear… I go straight back to being a child. Hiding away in my bedroom, scared. Thinking if I stayed small, hidden, I’d be safe. Heart beating faster. Breath catching. Shaking.

I learnt to control my fear pretty early on. Yes, I was afraid—I spent so many days afraid—but over time, I had to control the fear to survive. I had to push it aside and rise up. And I did.

I stopped being scared of the things that kept me hidden in my room. I stood up and said: “I don’t want this life. I don’t want to keep listening to this happen to my mum.” I faced my fear. I stood up to it and said: “Not today.”

And I won.

But now, fear is brimming again. It’s not fear of small things. I’m not afraid of things I can see. It’s the fear of letting go that still holds on. The fear that everything might fall around me.

They say we’re all just three bad months away from losing everything—and that’s been my biggest fear as an adult: “What if I lose it all?”

That fear keeps me down. Keeps me stuck from being who I actually want to be. But I can see it clearly now—a life free of the social norms. Living as one with nature. Spending my days outdoors. Never having to fear the “what ifs.” Being creative. Happy. Free.

I can see it so clearly. But the fear of the unknown still whispers: “What if it all goes wrong? How will we survive? How do we keep living if we have nothing?”

That’s still there, in the back of my mind.

It’s a poison. And I refuse to let it grow. I refuse to let it take over my dreams.

I am the creator of my own reality. I’ve risen before. And I’ll rise again.

Fear is used against us every day. You catch a glimpse of the news. A friend shares a story. All these bad things happening in the world—it’s all designed to keep us scared. Afraid to live the life we’re meant to live.

In every walk of life, there’s an opposing energy. And fear is the one that keeps us trapped from our true potential. It niggles away in the back of your mind: the what if, the unknown.

It’s the perfect system—because it’s all in your own mind.

What you see, you create. And if you see fear in everything, that becomes your life. Too afraid to make choices. Too afraid to stand up for yourself. Because… “what if?”

They don’t want us standing up. They don’t want us living free.

A scared nation is a compliant one.

And that’s when I realised—the system already has control. And all they need to do is instil a little fear.

It grows all on its own.

That’s not protection. That’s control.

I know I’m not alone in this. Have you felt fear holding you back too? Have you seen how it creeps in, keeping you small? I’d love to hear your thoughts, your stories, your own journey with fear. Drop a comment or message me—let’s talk, let’s question, let’s rise together.