What are my fears??

I was watching Apocalypto and there is one wise saying in that from the head tribes man. He says to his son "Fear- it clouds your judgement and sucks away your happines". "I did not raise you to live with fear".
I was 12 year old when I went with my father to our fields to guard the produce. We have to sleep in the little thatch in the centre of the field with huge sulos of rice all around us. That was the first time out in the field for me. I remember the feeling of dread. My primary fear was ghosts, my friends were talking about. I was harrassing my dad with questions like what if this comes around and what if the ghost eat me alive and stuff like that. My dad finally said " Ok boy. Are you afraid living things"? I said sheepishly...."No". "Then when you see the ghost next time ask it"- "Now, I am not afraid of living thnigs and you are the dead one, so why should I fear you?? I thought about it then and it made sense why should I fear dead ones when I am not afraid of living beings?? Just like that my fear was gone.
Like wise there are many misconceptions, beliefs, experiences during childhood and fake facts in our mind make us fear certain things in life. It may range from fear of water (I am affected by it) to fear of meeting new people to range of other things.
Obviously action cures fear. But I know that it is easily said than done. So I am following skipross's way of dealing with it. First i am recognising the fact that it exists and then writing a firm statement that I am getting rid of it by so and so continuous action on a daily basis.
Hope everyone will have peace and happiness in their hearts enroute to being free spirited individuals- free of False Evidence Appearing Real