Can you see your fear?

I noticed lately that I can feel fear. When I try to start something I notice that fear. I always felt the fear but only more recently have I been able to see that it exists. Before it was more something that enveloped me like a fish swimming in water, I couldn’t see it. But if I can take a step back and realize that it exists there then it loses a lot of its power.

It feels like switching your brain into manual mode, as if there is a difference between feeling your thoughts and observing them as cliche as it sounds.