How to Face Your Fears

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We all have fears that haunt us. Whether it's going to the dentist or speaking in public, you can face your fears and get in control of your life.

Step 1: Identify fears
Identify your fears and write them down on a piece of paper.

Step 2: Evaluate your thinking
Change the way you think about a fear by understanding what causes the anxiety. Identify which parts of the fear cause the most to the least anxiety.

Step 3: Plan
Make a plan for overcoming your fears. Make small, realistic goals.

Step 4: Face your fears
Confront your fears.

Tip
Focus on increasing frequency, intensity, and duration when facing your fears.

Step 5: Challenge yourself
Confront the fear until you become distressed. Challenge yourself to endure the situation. When it becomes unbearable, separate yourself from the fear.

Step 6: Seek help
Seek professional help if your fears affect your daily life.

Step 7: Be persistent
Be persistent. The more you confront them, the easier they will be to handle the next time.

Did You Know?
In the United States, approximately 18 million adults have social phobia.

[bekahadkins]

now the first step of facing your fears is...*toast pops out* like a girl

[ckildegaard]

In the event that you were trying to be serious...facing your fears is not without fear or hardship...it's actually one of the hardest, most miserable things you can ever do. But it also is one of the most rewarding and helpful things you can ever do. It sucks when it's happening, but it's REALLY satisfying when it's over with :)

[mrmjordan]

I just take a deep breath and go for it.. This works for me almost all the time.

[Neverlandlostgirl]

my fear is needles and sharks and snakes and ocean creatures but I cant go alone in the pool

[MuminFn]

my motto actually is: ''what's the use of being afraid of things, you only live once!''
when my mom tells me amusement parks are dangerous and i could get killed if an accident occurs, i just reply: ''what's the odds?''

[flippinthescript]

This video should be titled "How to Face Your Phobias" - Sometimes fear is a good thing- like keeping you alive or going to jail or killing others.

[JazyGirl]

today my teacher announced that we will be presenting speaches next week.. lets just say he pulled random names so we knew what day and when to go.. i am last on the list so my fear gets to build up til the very end and when i emberrace myself in front of 30 people it's the last one they remember therefore ruining my life >:( like no kidding i cried when i found this out and had to talk to him in the hall which made me cry more talking about it... hence i hate life..

[MrInsaneMixer]

@John S.chief Try to get closer to them and look at their pictures. I'm terrified of spiders, but I'm curing myself bit by bit by getting closer to them. If you have a tiny spider somewhere, try to examine it, get a closer look by leaning closer and tell yourself that they aren't that bad. That's how I did it, anyway.

[joshfisidi]

where do I obtain this courage you speak about?

[WhiteBrightLightning]

i got the pen and paper, but the rest of that list... man i'm just gonna watch the video and see if that solves my problems.

[David]

@jaymezabc you can be afraid of death, even if you know you'll not be missed or remembered

[harrypotterfan]

My fear are clowns, spiders, rats, snakes, ghosts, speaking in public, and a little bit of heights

[warmpumpkinbread]

is it strange that all of the videos from this channel have about 300 views each?

[zoeyslife]

My fear is bees.. makes me scream and run >_< and my frenemy hates it another friend tries to calm me down and my closet friend... I forgot it’s been long since she noticed. (I saw a bee this morning and once it went away I just started holding on to my friend, traumatized..

[ProEthan]

@BluePi1313 Buddy. It's in the top 5 of biggest fears.

[whoretuary]

@jaymezabc WRONG! I am very afraid of dying/death, I really could care less if I'm missed or not or remembered.... I just dont want to die....

[IJustAtePeanutButter]

What if u have a phobia of pens, papers, understanding, goals, courage, professional help and persistence??

[narnia]

But my fear isn't going or the dentist or speaking in the public! :(

[RecovOne]

@JazyGirl26 Speeches aren't that bad. Once you get up there and do it, it will fly by. Use something to distract your audience's attention like a presentation or something.

[whoretuary]

@jaymezabc Nope! Actually, one of my friends, lets call her Jade. Well Jade and I both want to live forever, though we know it's impossible, because we dont want to die, we're both DEATHLY afraid of it(haha), but she's never mentioned being afraid of not being missed, just the dying part itself.
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