PM Images Co-authored by Treading Softly Whenever you're trying to evaluate if something is worth doing, it's important to factor in the risks involved. Many of us take risks for granted. We don't recognize them or even realize them. Some, however, focus so much on risks that it paralyzes them from being able to do anything. Being irrationally fearful of the potential risks can lead some to have agoraphobia, the paralyzing fear of wide open spaces because they're afraid of what may occur when they're there. ...