Overcoming the fear for Mathematics

All my life I had always been afraid of one thing or the other. I remember when I was still a little girl I couldn't come out in the night because I was always afraid of the dark.

This topic is actually a reminder of my past and I did love to share it with the house because today I can gladly look back and thank God for the victory that he has given me.

Growing up I was so afraid of mathematics that I had to drop out of school because I cannot do any calculation. Each time that my mathematics teacher comes into the class to teach I will be so scared and run away through the window. I learnt how to run away because I saw other kids do same.

HOW I OVERCAME THE FEAR OF MATHEMATICS

I went back to school after twenty years of been a dropout and I had to tell myself the truth. I can't run away from mathematics because it is a compulsory subject. I started looking for teachers that will put me through. Though I don't know it but I started believing that God can help me conquer it. I did that for almost a year and before I know what was happening I started falling in love with that same subject that I was afraid of. Not until then I have been failing all my exams, but immediately I faced my fear I passed my exams on one sitting.

The only way to conquer our fears is by facing them and been honest with ourselves. That was the beginning of victory for me. Today I can sit confidently and write exams in mathematics not because I know it very well, but because I know that I can make it if I put my mind to it.

Fear takes away the courage we have and make it look like we can't make it. It makes us see ourselves less than who we truly are. Face your fears and it will run away to allow you move on.

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