This is how I scale my fear level on these things
heights- meh. PUBLIC SPEAKING- Oh heck nah- failure- I could live with it Losing a loved one- don't want it to happen, but it always does... Darkness- i'm not afraid of the dark, I'm afraid of what could be in it. lol strangers- especially older men. No NO NONONONO! CLOWNS- Uh ah. Nope. Not doing that. I see one, i'm running the other way. nope. never.