Excellent post Colin. I totally agree with you, there's way too much fear out there, they say fear was created to keep us safe, but to be honest sometimes I kind of doubt that statement... haha
In my opinion 95% of unnecessary fear comes from the ego. We all have this part of us, that constantly doubts us, tries to distract us or make us worries. That is because our ego is afraid of change. It doesn't like to adapt to new situations, so that's why it triggers the fear hormone in our body which makes us feel paralyzed and really scared of things that really aren't supposed to feel that scary.
We humans, were created to enjoy change, to adapt to new conditions. I mean everything in this world changes a million times a day and we don't even notice it. But when our ego/self image is under the impression that a change is coming, which can be avoided, it then triggers the fear hormones. Just something, I wanted to share. :) Keep up the good work.
Very true @benjaminstrusnik You have a good understand fear and what it does to us.