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Peter McWilliams

To overcome a fear, here's all you have to do: realize the fear is there, and do the action you fear anyway.

Fear

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First, you need to acknowledge that the fear exists instead of ignoring or denying it. Then, by deliberately facing the very thing that scares you, you can reduce its power over you.

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