{"id":1465,"date":"2010-10-29T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2010\/10\/9-ways-to-face-your-fears.html"},"modified":"2010-10-29T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-29T10:00:00","slug":"9-ways-to-face-your-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2010\/10\/9-ways-to-face-your-fears.html","title":{"rendered":"On Halloween: 9 Ways to Face Your Fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"fears.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/71\/import\/imgs\/fears.jpeg\" width=\"333\" height=\"250\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since it&#8217;s that time of year &#8230; the spooky season, I thought I&#8217;d republish my post on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Health\/Emotional-Health\/Depression\/9-Ways-to-Face-Your-Fears.aspx\">how best to face your fears.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fears are like annoying relatives. You can&#8217;t avoid them forever, and ignoring them won&#8217;t make them go away.  Come Thanksgiving, they&#8217;ll plop down right next to you and ask to borrow your fork. So you&#8217;d better figure out how to confront the little devils before they eat your dessert too. Here are a few fun ideas for how to tell your fears to hit the bricks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Health\/Emotional-Health\/Depression\/9-Ways-to-Face-Your-Fears.aspx\">Click here to view the gallery.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>*&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/a\/emailverifySubmit?feedId=611738&amp;loc=en_US\">Click here to <\/a><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/a\/emailverifySubmit?feedId=611738&amp;loc=en_US\">subscribe to Beyond Blue<\/a><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/a\/emailverifySubmit?feedId=611738&amp;loc=en_US\">!<\/a><\/i><i> And <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thereseborchard\"><i>c<\/i><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thereseborchard\"><i>lick here to follow Therese on <b>Twitter<\/b><\/i><\/a><i>. And <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/beyond_blue\"><i>click here to join <b>Group Beyond Blue<\/b><\/i><\/a><i>, a depression support group. 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