Cured of a Tuning Phobia

I used to be afraid of tuning my cello. I started learning cello when I was 12, and whenever I had to tighten the strings I was afraid the strings would snap and hit my eye. I had a string snap once, though it didn't hit my face at all. I thought about all of this when I was tuning my cello this morning. The strings were really flat, which meant I needed to tighten them a lot. I was still a little nervous, but not afraid. I'm grateful that I've gotten over my fear of tightening the strings of my cello.