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Overcoming Fear Articles

Larry Crane
Larry Crane is The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to "Overcoming Fear". You can find complete information on Larry Crane and his products by visiting Release Technique.
Fear is a feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger. The following content relating to Overcoming Fear has been reviewed by the editorial staff at SelfGrowth.com for quality and caliber.

All articles written by an Official SelfGrowth.com Guide are denoted by three asterisks (***) at the beginning of the title.
Featured Article: Fear and Indecision - The Joy Killers - By Larry Crane
  • How to Face Your Fears Using Progressive Overload - by Craig HarperProgressive Overload In the big wide world of exercise science there’s a training principle called Progressive Overload (PO). PO is pretty much the cornerstone of any training program designed to produce performance improvements for the individual who is following the program. In layman’s ...
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  • The Wheels on the Bus Again - by Gerald Anthony Have you ever had strange experiences that turned into revelations? This week I had the chance on a rather interesting bus ride. This time the drivers did not change in the middle of the shift, but the adventure was equally as entertaining. On my way to deal with matters I decided ...
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  • Confronting Your Fears - by Donald J. TrumpRecently, an interviewer asked me what my greatest fears were. I said I didn't have any. He seemed surprised, but this is how I see it: If you label something as a fear, then it creates fear when sometimes it's not a fear but a concern. For example, I know just as well as everyone else that New ...
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  • How to Overcome Fear God's Way - by Philip C JonesJesus Christ redeemed you from the curse of fear according Galatians 3:13. To overcome all the attacks of the spirit of fear you have been given mighty divine weapons: prayer, thanksgiving to God for answered prayer, the name of Jesus, your faith, God's Word and your own faith-filled ...
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  • Banish Fear of the Fear Using EFT - by Alina Frank, CERT-II know that I always stress the importance of testing, testing, and re-testing when we believe we have collapsed an issue with a client. Much has also been said about working through the fear of the fear of any phobia since it can be just as strong as the presenting fear/phobia. I’ve recently ...
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  • When the Wheels Come Off - by Donna VanLiereI grew up in the 70's and 80's when parents still told their kids to go outside and play. My friends and I would spend all day in the yard and when we got hot and sweaty enough we'd run to the back patio, open the water spigot on the side of the house and get down on our hands and knees so we could ...
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  • The Fear of Appearing Dumb: Intelligence Speaks for Itself - by DailyOMThe universal need to be accepted by others can be a barrier that prevents us from being ourselves around them. When we fear that the people we encounter will perceive us as inept or unintelligent, we frequently try to flaunt our grasp of large words or clever witticisms or our professional ...
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  • How Do You Overcome Fear in Your Daily Life? - by Alexia ParksWhen I heard the high-pitched cry outside the window, I felt some alarm, so stepped outdoors to listen again. To me, the cry sounded like the raspy voice of a woman in distress. Because I live on the side of a mountain that has road and a lookout view point high above the house, I worried that the ...
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  • The Power and Perils of Fear-Based Thinking - by Srinivasan PillayI write a Tuesday column for the Huffington Post. In my most recent column about “Why rational thinking is not all it’s cracked up to be?” a reader commented that my example of a paranoid client was not a good one as paranoia is not rational. I did not say that it was, but used it in the ...
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  • Moving is an act of Power - by Rena M. ReesePerhaps you’ve heard the saying, "Bloom Where You Are Planted." It is a great notion and basically teaches us that we can grow, learn and thrive regardless of our present life circumstances. Where we are in life, with all the good, difficult, confusing, and exciting choices that arise, it is ...
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  • What to Do with Fear – Part II - by Joanna LindenbaumIn my last article, I discussed the role that fear plays in our lives and introduced the idea that we can transform it into a positive force that works for us.  Fear often creeps up when we are ready to pursue a compelling, juicy goal. Sometimes our fear is so big that it rears its head before we ...
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  • Overcome Fear & Achieve Your Goals - by Treivor Branch“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” – Henry Ford Emily received the call she was waiting for, she had been picked as a finalist in the nationwide search for members of an elite dance troupe. After years of practicing and planning, her dream ...
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  • Speaking to Grow Your Business: Why You Need to Conquer the Fear - by Ann Ronan, Ph.D.When I do workshops on marketing ...and mention that speaking is one of the most effective strategies for building a list of contacts who can’t wait to buy from them, most people in the audience look at me with that “no way in hell am I gonna do that” look. What is it about speaking that ...
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  • Shake, Release, and Dance - by Alexia ParksWhen it finds a safe haven, a fox who has been chased by a predator, will stop and shake. Sometimes it will shake its body for almost an hour to free itself of the trauma of fear. Then, renewed, it moves on. The fox came to mind last night, at a mid-way point in a Hellinger Constellation workshop. ...
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  • Transforming Fear Into Success - by Renee ShupeWhat are you afraid of? Are your worries preventing you from getting things accomplished in your life? Everyone has fears and many people let those fears stop them from doing things that may prove to be worthwhile or even lucrative. How can you turn your fear into a positive force in your ...
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  • Debilitating Phobias Can Be Cured - by Shayn CutinoLike every other human, I am sure there are certain activities that you enjoy more than others. Perhaps you prefer a day of pulling weeds in your garden to spending that time shopping for new shoes at the mall. Maybe you are a world traveler who is willing to hop on an airplane at a moment’s ...
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  • Transforming Your Fear of Public Speaking - by Loren Fogelman, M.Ed, CADCI, EFT-ADVWorry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained. Arthur Somers Roche "Karen" had a strong desire to overcome her fear of public speaking. She wanted to begin presenting workshops to build her business. She admits ...
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  • Act In Spite of Fear - by T. Harv EkerThe formula for manifestation in our physical universe is known to be "thoughts lead to feelings, which lead to actions, which lead to results." Most people have plenty of thoughts and feelings, but the breakdown for many seems to be ability to take "action". The culprit, of course, is fear. That ...
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  • This Little Piggy Doesn't Go to Market: How to Fight Fear and Make It Work For You - by Noah St. JohnToday's reactions to the swine flu virus include: school closings, threats of borders closing, people being told to stay off planes and trains, high school sporting events canceled. The natural response to fear is to contract. This contracting behavior shows up in all types of animal species, from ...
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  • What False Fears Are Holding You Back? - by Alex FayleIn evolutionary terms, fear serves a good purpose – it reminds us to run away when we face a situation that's too dangerous for us to cope with – like facing a hungry lion with no weapon at hand. Unfortunately, we've developed a sense of false fear as well, which has nothing to do with ...
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  • *** Are You Addicted to Fear? Learn How Not to Be! - by Dr. Judith Orloff, The Official Guide to IntuitionIf you don't make it your business to overcome fear, you better believe it'll try to overcome you. Most people are subservient to this emotion though they may not know it. I define fear as the emotional response to danger, perceived or real. What underscores fear in all its permutations is the ...
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  • Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark - by Evette GardnerI had a dream once. I had just finished up some business in the town square and was beginning to feel restless and ready to leave so I started walking to my car so I could go home. There was a hill at the edge of the square, if I walked up its street and around the corner it should have been an ...
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  • A Message for Times of Doubt - by Janet WilksThere are times, when no matter how focused we are on what we want, know what we need to do to get it, put plans into action, we are suddenly stopped in our tracks by doubt. We question our ability; we lose faith and self-belief. We have doubts about ever achieving our goals and the little nagging ...
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  • The Steps to Overcoming Fear - by Kerrie WearingFear is an everyday emotion. It drives us to do things which we would not normally do. It has us acting and behaving in ways that are not who we truly are: divine beings of love, created in the likeness of God. Each day, we are inspired by the energy of love to be who we truly are. Yet we react ...
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  • Managing Your Persistent Fears, Depression, and Anxieties - by Stan PopovichEverybody deals with anxiety and depression, however some people have a hard time in managing it. As a result, here is a brief list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their most persistent fears and every day anxieties. When facing a current or upcoming task that overwhelms you ...
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  • Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking - by Gilda Bonanno I recently heard from a small business owner who wrote, "I am one of those people who hate standing in front of an audience… I am finding that my fearfulness is preventing me from marketing my business the way I want to; for example, I avoid going to business association meetings where I have to ...
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  • Ten Steps to Overcome the Fear of Change - by Craig NathansonStep One: Envision what you want Making change especially when it comes to your work the fear of change tends to stop us in our tracks. We worry what will happen if we make a mistake or do the wrong thing. It can be the result of not having a clear vision of the desired state. Be clear about what ...
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  • Transforming Fear with Love - by Jaclyn Beckerman“Darkness is merely the absence of light, and fear is merely the absence of love. We can’t get rid of darkness by hitting it with a baseball hat, because there is nothing to hit. If we want to be rid of darkness, we must turn on a light. Similarly, if we want to be rid of fear, we cannot fight ...
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  • Fear No More - by Kristen L. BakerYour body is trembling, your heart is racing, and sweat is rolling down your brow. Trying to take that first step in the world of the unknown. The what if thinking scenario has you spiraling with the ever so unpleasant sensations, will they ever stop? After 9/11, you became housebound, frightened ...
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  • Treatment for Phobias - by Kevin Hutchinson This article discusses some of the techniques that hypnotherapists use to treat phobias. It is not intended to be a substitute for attending a well-recognized hypnotherapy courses. Therapy sessions, regardless of the techniques chosen, should always begin by helping the client to understand that ...
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  • Neutralizing Your Two Major Fears - by Brian TracyThe Greatest Obstacle to Success The fear of failure is the single greatest obstacle to success in adult life. Taken to its extreme, we become totally pre-occupied with not making a mistake, with seeking approval for security above all other considerations. The experience of the fear of failure is ...
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  • Neutralizing Worry Situations - by Brian TracyYour job is to organize your life and work so as to minimize surprises and problems. However, this is not always possible, in spite of your best efforts. Use the Worry Buster If you are already facing a fear- or worry-inducing situation, here are the four steps of what we refer to as the "worry ...
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  • Overcoming Fear - by Linda BinnsWhat are you afraid of? We all have fears of some kind, whether it’s fear of public speaking, heights, change, failure or success, there’s usually something that we’re afraid of. Sometimes we know what it is, but sometimes it’s buried deep within. This fear can be sabotaging us and holding ...
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  • Swine Flu: Remaining Calm in Cases of Potential Mass Panic - by Isabel B. Kirk, MALike any other threat to the basic need of survival, the recent Swine flue alert is causing fear in people. While a reasonable fear of death is a normal human reaction to a threat, excessive worrying and paranoia are not. The Swine flu alert can understandably trigger a sudden loss of security that ...
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  • Afraid? Overcome Your Fear - Self-Esteem Booster - by Sandra GravesAfraid? Being afraid is normal, and if you are human just as I am then you feel fear from time to time. Feeling fear is not always a bad thing since fear can be healthy or unhealthy. A healthy fear is an emotion that warns us about upcoming dangers, preventing us from making mistakes. A healthy ...
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  • Living in the Sweet Spot: Principles of Relaxation for the Layman and Performer - by Mimi GinaNovember 17 is acting teacher Lee Strasberg's birthday and each year on this day I reflect on the period of time when I taught at his school. I remember being quite the anarchist, suggesting to my students that it really didn't matter whether they used the "Strasberg" technique or a "rival" ...
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  • Curiosity Transforms Fear - by Wendy McDonnell"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." Albert Einstein Watch a child examine a bug for the first time. What do you see? Wide eyes looking closely, touching, tasting, and asking “what’s that?” or “what does it do?” Curiosity is an emotion ...
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  • ***Ask Susan Boyle If We Are Not Being Judged the Moment We Walk on the Stage! - by Nancy Daniels The Official Guide to Public SpeakingYou probably heard Susan Boyle sing last week for Britian’s Got Talent, the British Isles’ version of American Idol. How many people, however, judged her the moment she entered the stage? How many people made fun of her, laughed at her, and were waiting for her to fail? Far too many ...
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  • Actors and Anxiety: Overcome Stage Fright to Be More Powerful - by Douglas EbyEven if you are an experienced actor or other performer, you may still experience stage fright or insecurity. But there are effective ways to deal with anxiety so you can work with more power and creative satisfaction. The list of people who experience stage fright includes Kim Basinger; Barbra ...
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  • Causes of Fear: Perfectionism - by Marvin Broughton Perfectionism, in psychology, is a belief that perfection can and should be attained. In its pathological form, perfectionism is a belief that work or output that is anything less than perfect is unacceptable. Hamachek (cited by Parker & Adkins 1994) describes two types of perfectionism. ...
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  • Is Fear Keeping You from Achieving Your Dreams? - by Janann KrauelWho, at some point in his or her life, hasn’t been deathly afraid of doing something? Who hasn’t felt the heart-stopping, paralyzing agony of tackling something that looms as an insurmountable barrier? I’ve been afraid of heights my whole life. My earliest memory of this dates back to ...
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  • Three Rules for Developing Courage - by Brian TracyThe step-by-step development of courage in yourself is the first responsibility of leadership. The step-by-step development of courage in yourself is the first responsibility of leadership. The second responsibility is to develop and instill courage in others, your staff, your children, your ...
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  • A Special Kind of Courage - by Brian TracyThere are several different aspects of courage. Perhaps the most important is the courage to endure, to persist, to “hang in there” in the face of doubt, uncertainty and criticism from others. There are several different aspects of courage. Perhaps the most important is the courage to endure, ...
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  • 7 Tips to Break Free from Fear & Promote Inner Peace - by Kay ProudfootWith the ever-increasing pace of life and the demands placed upon us, we are experiencing more and more prolonged periods of stress, which can lead to burn out and more serious illnesses if not dealt with. Fear/anxiety related illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, chronic fatigue, ...
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  • The Causeway Catastrophe - by Bill KingOne of my first memories of fearing bridges was shortly after I started driving. Crossing bridges in a car was not too bad as long as I was riding, but when I started driving, my fear of bridges started to get a lot worse. Eventually, I could manage the smaller bridges but would avoid the taller ...
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  • Reclaiming Your Creative Courage - by Gail McMeekin, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W.Are you haunted by unfinished creative projects or dreams? Make a list of the major ones. Are you still interested in pursuing one or more of them? Note which projects/pathways, if any, are still compelling to you. Creativity is about magnetism and commitment. If you are not going to move ahead ...
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  • Are Divided Loyalties Making You Sick? - by Dr. Jeanette RaymondMaggie feels caught in the middle The cliques and gossip in the office made Maggie nervous. She wanted to stay on the right side of management and not make any waves. She liked the manager at the Spa, who supported her efforts to bring in new clients. He was appreciative of her willingness to stay ...
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  • Butterfly Wings and Wood Nymphs…Hello Freedom! - by Rita FarinYears ago, when I was leaving a full-time corporate job for the second time in my life to pursue unknown endeavors, a colleague gave me an inspiration stone with the word FREEDOM engraved on it. Even though I thought I knew what it meant at the time, today I have developed a very intimate ...
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  • Expose your belly even if, even when… - by Rita FarinI find those little dogs with the loud barks to be really funny. Every time I see one, I’m tempted to say, “Dude, the bark isn’t working for you. You’re still little.” So of course I loved the story that Rama Berch, founder of Svaroopa yoga, told a room full of yogis one weekend. Whenever ...
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  • Conscious Fear - by Kimberly CootsThere are times throughout our life journey that we experience fear. We have a choice to look at fear through the lenses of our ego or our spirit. The ego will define fear as a threat. The spirit will welcome fear as an opportunity. Fears that no longer serve our higher purpose may begin to ...
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