Fear's Calibrations

Calibrated down to the facial expressions. The amount of energy required is enormous. What will happen to me? The question haunts and colors everything in fear. The step become softer. The eyes grow tentative. The voice prefaces and qualifies even the most inocuous statement.
Is this even worth showing up for? When one's mere presence is a mere annoyance, an unwelcome disruption.
What courageous frame of reference frees the human soul to be unique in the context of others? When are the distinctions enhancements as opposed to detriments? Certainly the experience of community does not require that we all disappear as individuals.
I am reminded of the apostle John's juxtaposition of fear with love. From whence does my decision to step more softly derive?