Replying to Biggest fear you overcame

So yesterday i hit a large jump (30 feet) at my hill and that was the first time in 5 years because last time i tried a large jump i didnt know what i was doing, landed on my back and got sent to the hospital with pulled vertebrae in my neck and some minor back damage. Finally got over that fear when i realized this year that ive finally learned the proper technique for hitting jumps. It sounds pretty lame but any time i would hit jumps that are bigger than comfortable (usually i just hit smalls and the occasional medium) i got serious anxiety until yesterday when i said fuck it. (it took 5 years because for 3 of them i lived in perth Australia and didnt ski much at all). So what kind of fears have you overcome when skiing?