Fears you can train, one small step at a time

Choose a fear to work on

• Driving

  A 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 calls

  A 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

• Presentations

  A 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 strangers

  A 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 house

  A 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 visits

  A 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 fear

  A 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

• Flying

  A 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

• Needles

  Fear 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 sick

  Emetophobia shrinks life quietly: avoided foods, avoided travel, constant checking. A small-steps approach with honest limits.Read the guide

• Heights

  A graded, small-steps approach to fear of heights, from a second floor balcony to the viewpoint you've been avoiding.Read the guide

• Rejection

  Fear of rejection quietly runs social lives and careers. A small-steps approach: collect low-stakes nos until they stop being emergencies.Read the guide

• Interviews

  Interview 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

• Confrontation

  If 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 anxiety

  Gym 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

Before you start

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.