Fear Exposure
The goal is not necessarily to eliminate fear completely. Patrick’s Running Wild challenges included eating a scorpion, rappelling, rope traversal, and skydiving. Fear exposure is described as deliberately confronting fear to prove one can…
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The goal is not necessarily to eliminate fear completely. Patrick’s Running Wild challenges included eating a scorpion, rappelling, rope traversal, and skydiving. Fear exposure is described as deliberately confronting fear to prove one can still act. Immediate action is presented as a way to prevent rumination from amplifying fear and causing freezing. Patrick chose fear-related challenges because heights scare her most.