At one point on this page at IntenseExperiences.com, hundreds of individuals' answers to that question were posted here.

Then, in a quiet act of independence on July 4, 2007 -- just as I had promised to everyone who contributed -- I deleted all the greatest fear posts ... a symbolic act designed to reflect what we all really need to do with the fears that control us, which is abolish them.

Perhaps in a metaphysical sense this shared experience of many people posting their greatest fears in one place, and then having them deleted forever, will actually in itself enable all those fears to go away. Who knows? But at the least I hope it motivates everyone who contributed -- and everyone who reads this -- to NEVER let yourself be controlled by your fears. There is no greater poison. But there is an antidote.

As the author Anais Nin said of perhaps the most common fear of all, "People living deeply have no fear of death."

The way to overcome your greatest fears is to make sure you live ... not merely exist, but REALLY live.

You will find that everything in the free IntenseExperiences.com newsletter and site -- from the simple and fun pieces to the most serious and powerful articles-- is dedicated to helping you do just that. So I hope you'll vow never to let your fears control you again, and take a moment to help yourself live more deeply by clicking to subscribe below...

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