fear
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Teach Kids To Nickname The Fears That Won’t Go Away
When I hear from adults who live with anxiety, many say that the only thing that helps is not trying to get rid of the anxiety completely, but learning to accept that it’s going to hang around, maybe forever. They begin to see it as just a thing, neither good nor bad. On a recent…
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Fearing Change Is A Waste Of Time And Energy
Welcome back to Mid-Week Meditations, Lifehacker’s weekly dip into the pool of stoic wisdom, and how you can use its waters to reflect on and improve your life.
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All Fears Are The Same Fear
Whether you’re afraid of public speaking, tiny enclosed spaces or massive crowds, they can all be traced back to one, truly specific fear: The fear of death. They may be nuanced, and have their own diagnoses, and they may be treated differently, but at the end of the day, it’s all the same fear.
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How Can I Overcome My Fear Of Failure?
In high school, our hockey coach was a demigod. Hockey at the school was so important it nearly transcended the concept of sports. Our coach was a natural teacher and dexterously wove in life lessons into nearly every hockey lesson. And there were a lot of hockey lessons.