Nature.
Many love it or are at least are fine with it. Humans are used to be surrounded by trees, grass, flowers, birds, dogs, cats, bats, flies, bugs, fleas, etc.
Nature lovers keep all kinds of plants and some even hug trees.
The animal lovers among us keep fishes, horses, birds, bees, snakes, dogs, skunks, spiders, and even snails to brighten up their life.
By now we are aware nature does good and has a calming effect. It's a good reason to go outside. We can just sit and enjoy or go for a daily walk. But what happens if a bird of prey attacks a jogger or some wild cats took over the driveway and scare the hell out of you?
Love and fear.
We are part of nature which means we all love and fear it. If you like it or not we are born with both feelings, it's part of our nature, our instinct.
Those who love nature focus on the positive aspects and take the bad for granted. Who fears (parts of) nature is focused on what he fears. Fear makes it hard to see anything great about nature, the world outside.
It's not such a big deal to fear some parts of what nature brings us. Parts that can seriously harm you and if so it's better to run for your life especially if fighting is useless.
If fear takes over, controls one's life (phobia) there is a huge problem.
Some people are afraid of nature and developed a phobia. The fear of spiders and mice are most known. But what if you are afraid of birds, flies, viruses and you can no longer set a foot outside, meet other people, and even the thought of a tree freaks you out?
Fear.
We fear for a reason. Something (seriously) happened and the brain registers it and remembers. Remembering what happened prevents you from getting into danger again. It keeps us humans safe.
It depends on the way a person deals with fear if life goes on or a phobia is developed.
Thrillseekers for example fear too but they turn fear into something positive, very positive. Fear gives them an adrenaline rush and who doesn't like to feel all this energy?
Those who love to control everything will easier develop a phobia than those who are more flexible, go with the flow.
Not the need to control only plays a role in the development of a phobia.
Other parts of one's character, the way one is raised (influenced by others) plus lifestyle have an impact on how we act and respond as well.
If parents say pigeons are dirty and cats are dangerous a child easily believes it. If the child is dragged to the other side of the street each time a dog shows up the message is clear: Dogs are no good and will harm you.
Instinct.
Humans have it just like animals and plants. Living beings responding in a way no one taughtus whatt we called instinct. Babies for example cry if they are hungry just like kittens and puppies do. If we listen tothe firstt reaction we know when to fight or flight, what is dangerous or interesting enough to discover.
Get over it.
It's easily said as done. The best way to fight your fears is to face them.
Stay outside in the rain or storm, hug a tree, and observe animals. If you are familiar with their behavior you know when its safe or not (be aware animals smell fear) to touch them or avoid them.
Before you start fighting your phobia ask yourself if it's necessary to fight it all. It's good enough if you can pass by a spider or remove it out of your house. There's no need to sit in a box filled with tarantulas on a daily base.
We all have our smaller and bigger fears. If you fear something talk about it and know it's possible to get over it if you really want to. If it comes to some fears it can happen in 2.5 days already.
What a beautiful publication, keep writing, we must take care of everything in nature, conserve it, not destroy it so that it exists for many years, there are animals that kill them to remove their skins, now they are in extinction.