things that i used to be afraid of but have overcome my fear of:

-lighting matches and lighters. fire.
-riding the new york city subway by myself.
-finding my way around manhattan or queens or brooklyn by myself.
-saying hello back to strangers who say hello to me.
-tampons.
-bangs.
-the cutting of the cuticles.
-ethnic food.

things i'm still afraid of:

-microwaves. it's the wave part.
-automobiles and the people who drive them.
-plane landings.
-germs. i wash my hands a LOT.