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Free Yourself From
Fears
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To Andrea
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Free Yourself From
Fears
ing Anxiety and
Living Without Worry
Joseph O’Connor
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First published by
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Contents
Introduction
Part I Our Experience of Fear
1 What Is Fear?
2 Fear—Friend or Foe?
3 Learning and Unlearning Fear
4 The Language of Fear
Part II Unreal Fear—Fear as Foe
5Fear Across Time—Past, Present, and Future
mon Fears that Hold You Hostage
7 Unquiet Times and Turbulent Minds
8 Social Fears
9 The Pressure to Achieve—The Price of Perfection
10 Dealing with Change—The Uncertain Future
Part III Authentic Fear—Fear as Friend
11 Fear as a Sign to Take A