i used to be afraid of curves and circles. finally took a class and found out it was all in my head. while working on the pattern i realized that i had done lots of curves while making clothing. never put the two together in my pea brain until that moment.
many times we let negative info and fears we have heard from others influence us. "just say no" to those fears and dive in. you may find you actually like the thing you fear. weren't you afraid of the deep end at the pool and falling off that two wheeler?