Fears you can train, one small step at a time
Every guide below takes one specific fear and breaks it into steps small enough that starting feels easy. Pick the one that sounds like your week.
- DrivingA step-by-step way to work with driving fear, starting with steps small enough to feel easy. Log your anxiety before and after and watch it drop.Read the guide
- Phone callsA step-by-step way to work with phone anxiety, starting with calls small enough to feel easy. Log your anxiety before and after and watch it drop.Read the guide
- PresentationsA step-by-step way to work with presentation nerves, starting with steps small enough to feel easy. Log your anxiety before and after and watch it drop.Read the guide
- Talking to strangersA step-by-step way to work with social fear, starting with interactions small enough to feel easy. Log your anxiety before and after and watch it drop.Read the guide
- Leaving the houseA step-by-step way to work with fear of leaving home, starting with steps small enough to feel easy. Log your anxiety before and after and watch it drop.Read the guide
- Doctor visitsA step-by-step way to work with fear of doctors and appointments, starting with steps small enough to feel easy. Log your anxiety before and after.Read the guide
- Contamination fearA step-by-step way to work with fear of germs and contamination, starting with steps small enough to feel easy. Log your anxiety before and after.Read the guide
- FlyingA practical, small-steps approach to fear of flying. Build a ladder from watching takeoff videos to boarding calm, logging anxiety before and after each step.Read the guide
- NeedlesFear of needles keeps people from vaccinations and blood tests. A step-by-step ladder approach with anxiety logged before and after.Read the guide
- Fear of being sickEmetophobia shrinks life quietly: avoided foods, avoided travel, constant checking. A small-steps approach with honest limits.Read the guide
- HeightsA graded, small-steps approach to fear of heights, from a second floor balcony to the viewpoint you've been avoiding.Read the guide
- RejectionFear of rejection quietly runs social lives and careers. A small-steps approach: collect low-stakes nos until they stop being emergencies.Read the guide
- InterviewsInterview anxiety fades with reps, not pep talks. A small-steps ladder from talking to your camera to treating real interviews as training.Read the guide
- ConfrontationIf you rehearse conversations for days and then say nothing, this is for you. A small-steps ladder for the fear of confrontation.Read the guide
- Gym anxietyGym anxiety keeps people paying for memberships they never use. A small-steps ladder from walking in and leaving, to training at peak time.Read the guide
Conquer Fear is a self-guided tool inspired by exposure principles. It is not therapy or medical care. If fear is severely limiting your life, a licensed professional is the right first step.