Why did my fear and discomfort levels change so much from childhood to adulthood?

[jennifer_bloom]

When I was a child, a friend told me she used to have problems with her nose as an infant and had to breathe out of her mouth for several years.

As a child, I thought the idea of breathing out of your mouth instead of your nose was absolutely horrifying.

As an adult, I do that without even thinking when I am tired, and it does not bother me at all.

I was nauseous a lot as a child due to illness. And the idea of being nauseous as a 9 year old terrified me beyond comprehension.

As an adult, being nauseous is only a little unpleasant, nothing that causes severe anxiety or large stress.

I would not say I am totally fearless now, but it seems my pain tolerance and stress tolerance has gone up.

[A_iashi]

I also have had similar thoughts coming in my mind as I grew up and I am glad that you brought this up.
As a kid, I used to worry and cry a lot as to what would happen if I was alone in a dark room, or my pet died. I would often think of these things and panicked and could not breathe. When my dog actually died I cried a lot but I did not feel as helpless as I used to feel as a kid.
Same story happened when I thought of having an operation. I got very afraid as a kid by all that machines , pipes, sounds, all that surgical equipments etc. But when I got a throat surgery , it was not as bad. It wasn’t a pleasant experience for sure but it just takes the things to happen and us to get more info, maturity and experience to understand that yes bad things can happen but as a huma being we got lots of power and support within us to not fall apart. This comes with time , this comes with growth and experience.
I hope this answers your question to some extent.

[psta1591]

Its called growing up gaining wisdom