What is fear exactly? This is a question that I tried to answer by drawing the fears I possess without using any words. As a grown man, I've been taught by society that fear is irrational and to be strong is to have no fear. I've never liked this mentality and I feel like you can't move forward until you face what's holding you back (profound?).
Everything I drew is an actual fear of mine that I find myself feeling either daily or at certain times in my life. I was always scared of breaking the law because of my parents' jobs growing up so this meant no speeding in high school, drinking at parties when I was underage, and zero drink shenanigans once college started. I drew a jail cell to represent this fear. The empty bottle of alcohol is my fear of not having something that can take my mind off stressful times. This doesn't necessarily represent the drink itself but the social interaction it causes and fun times. The group of people in the back represent a big group of people that are all paying attention to me. I've always had the fear of public speaking or being around a lot of people I don't know. After I get to know people, I'm told I'm very outgoing and sociable but new people scare the shit out of me. I used to be very afraid of death, specifically close family and friends. I never quite figured out why but for some reason if I didn't hear from a friend or family that I knew was on a trip, my mind instantly went to horrific accident and it would make me anxious until I heard back from them. I was prescribed anti anxiety medicine for this among other reasons, and it helped but before, I would just sit next to my phone hoping they'd respond as soon as possible. The arrow pointed to the 3rd place podium represents the fear of failure in life. This means either not getting a successful career, disappointing my parents, or just never moving up in the world. The fear of being stagnate.
Everything I drew is an actual fear of mine that I find myself feeling either daily or at certain times in my life. I was always scared of breaking the law because of my parents' jobs growing up so this meant no speeding in high school, drinking at parties when I was underage, and zero drink shenanigans once college started. I drew a jail cell to represent this fear. The empty bottle of alcohol is my fear of not having something that can take my mind off stressful times. This doesn't necessarily represent the drink itself but the social interaction it causes and fun times. The group of people in the back represent a big group of people that are all paying attention to me. I've always had the fear of public speaking or being around a lot of people I don't know. After I get to know people, I'm told I'm very outgoing and sociable but new people scare the shit out of me. I used to be very afraid of death, specifically close family and friends. I never quite figured out why but for some reason if I didn't hear from a friend or family that I knew was on a trip, my mind instantly went to horrific accident and it would make me anxious until I heard back from them. I was prescribed anti anxiety medicine for this among other reasons, and it helped but before, I would just sit next to my phone hoping they'd respond as soon as possible. The arrow pointed to the 3rd place podium represents the fear of failure in life. This means either not getting a successful career, disappointing my parents, or just never moving up in the world. The fear of being stagnate.