Yep! That's exactly how it works or should work. I dunno if I outgrow my fears. I say this because most of them are borne out of repercussions of one or two persons' reaction to my actions or words. For example, my mother, there are things that up until now, I'd dare not say to her cause she'd most definitely take it the wrong way and disown you 🤦🏾‍♀️. This may not be easy for you to understand for it's a Nigerian thing and I doubt that you are. I very frequently envy the sort of relationship foreigners across seas have with their folk.

We fear our parents more than we fear consequences of mischief or carelessness or accidents... or maybe I should speak for only myself. 
Even I don't fathom this take of mine that I've stated. It makes no sense, and yet, it's true.