Fear! Get over it! Use it to your advantage, turn fear into energy directed at the situation! You will have to overcome the many fears you may have, whether you are afraid of dogs, cats, snakes, animals of any kind, (not respect for their abilities, but a fear that causes you to want to run away). You will probably at one time or another be chased or possibly attacked by a dog of some kind. You may have to catch a snake. You may have to climb something to a high place, you may have to work near a fire, and you may have to dive into a body of water. Learn to swim. Some people are afraid to touch other people. Not police officers. You have to. You will have to be able to stomach smells that would make 99% of the public vomit. You cannot be afraid of dead bodies or blood. You will see plenty of both at accident scenes and crime scenes, but you have to continue to do your job!
Therefore, if you have an unreasonable fear of any of these things, get over them and get them under control. You must be able to function under any of these situations and continue to do your job. When the smell is coming from inside the 110-degree trailer in the middle of the summer and Mr. Jones hasn’t been seen for a week, you have to go in and check on him, you must, you cannot say no, you will go in and check on him. It is your job!
