I have been thinking a lot about fear lately. Not all fears are harmful, in fact many are useful and beneficial to our safety. There are fears that nearly all people seem to manifest since birth, such as fear of snakes, spiders, and heights. If you have one of these fears and can function quite well by avoiding the object that stimulates the fear, then it is quite easy to live with that fear. But what about when a fear or phobia begins to interfere with a person's emotional,