No, not the scary winds that blow the draping, white curtains at night… nor the white face with red scars and black circles around scary green eyes… not even the scary tick-tocks of the grandfather clock's pendulum that tears the screaming silence of midnight! What really scares us, women is the discouraging voice in our head that constantly stabs our confidence.

There are five universal fears that might be keeping you awake at night:

1. There isn't enough.
Whether it's time, money, opportunity or love, the fear of scarcity keeps us living with a dreadful fear of losing or sunning short of it one day!

2. They won't like me anymore.
The shrill voice that stops us from pushing for the big promotion, taking a creative risk or opening up to a new idea is rooted in our fear of rejection. Unfortunately, it keeps us from getting what we desire the most.

3. It's too good to last.
Why is it that we believe happiness is fleeting? This deep-seated fear is usually rooted in past experiences that can skew our perspective of the world. We have all kinds of experiences in our lives, but we tend to remember and draw conclusions on the worst ones!

4. I'll be found out.
We all secretly believe that we're just faking it in the grown-up world and pulling the wool over everyone else's eyes. I'll give you my own example. I am working as a copywriter for quite some time now, and I fear that someday my boss will find out that I am not really a good writer!

5. My life doesn't matter.
If the everyday chaos of laundry, e-mails and office deadlines has you questioning the point of it all, you're not alone. We often get so caught up in our daily chores that we fail to see how all our small deeds and happy interactions mean so much to our families and friends!

But all these are really superficial tensions that do no harm raising your blood pressure! So, sit back and relax! You are not here for this world; the world is here for you!