Famed American psychologist Abraham Maslow said, ““One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” We have to challenge ourselves over and again. It’s not a one and done deal. Each time we give in to an irrational fear, we lose a bit of confidence, a bit of swagger walks aways from us. A question we can ask ourselves when we’re assessing if something is too dangerous to do is, “Is this something a psychologically healthy person would do? Look around you. The answer is there.