My Biggest Fear

As my classmate/roommate and I scrupulously searched for a case to watch in the Dallas County Courts for my Forensic Psychology class, I ran into my biggest fear. Let me first preface this with the fact that I know this is an irrational fear and I do not mean to offend anyone by it. I am sure my friends don't believe that I am actually scared of this, but I am. By no real explanation, I am deathly afraid of little people (or midgets, but I recently found out that is a derogatory term). As I know they are people too, I get incredibly scared. My adrenaline starts pumping, my heart starts pounding, my breath gets quick... its bad. Today, I opened a door to a court room where a very frustrated, quick little man was rushing to a hearing. Firstly, I stopped in my tracks. Secondly, I was scared shitless because on top of being little, he seemed to be in a huff. On the inside, I completely freaked out, but on the outside, I was able to hold myself together until he got far enough away that he would a) not come back, or b) not hear me. I really need to fix this, but I don't really see that happening any time soon.