October 12 - 18th - Face Your Fears Week

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October 12th - What are fears?

Today, we are going to start off the event by addressing what fears are and what they can involve.

Here are a few activities you can take part in today:

Discussion: What are fears? led by @Param and @LoveApple
Location: Guided Discussion Room (adult side)
Time: 11:30am EDT / 4:30pm BST

Discussion: What are fears? led by @221Skye and @scarlet25
Location: Guided Discussion Room (teen side)
Time: 12pm EDT / 5pm BST

Discussion: Helping members with fear and phobia led by @Renaenae (cancelled!)
Location: Teen Listeners
Time: 6pm EDT / 11pm EDT

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Feed Activity: Why can't I control my fears?
Information: This is todays question for the Q&A posts on fear. Hashtags: #FaceYourFears #QuestionAndAnswers #AskOn7Cups

October 13th - Acknowledging Fears

So now that we have addressed what fears are, this day seeks to encourage identifying and acknowledging our fears.

Here are a few activities you can take part in today:

Discussion: Acknowledging Fears led by @Param and @carefreePerspective39
Location: Guided Discussion Room (adult side)
Time: 11:30am EDT / 4:30pm BST

Discussion: Acknowledging Fears led by @221Skye and @BashoreBuddy
Location: Guided Discussion Room (teen side)
Time: 6pm EDT / 11pm BST

Discussion: Helping members with a fear of judgement led by @Alicattt
Location: Listener Community Room
Time: 9pm EDT / 2am BST

Discussion: Helping members with a fear of judgement led by @amazingrea and @RocketsMom
Location: Teen Listeners
Time: 11pm EDT / 4am BST

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Feed Activity: Why do I always have that constant fear of being judged by the way I look or act or even speak?
Information: This is todays question for the Q&A posts on fear. Hashtags: #FaceYourFears #QuestionAndAnswers #AskOn7Cups

October 14th - Understanding Fears

Today is a day for understanding our fears.

This involves learning about the history of our fears and triggers, and whatever else is helpful for us to know about our experience with fear.

Here are a few activities you can take part in today:

Discussion: Understanding Fears led by @Param and @Mercedez
Location: Guided Discussion Room (adult side)
Time: 12pm EDT / 5pm EDT

Discussion: Understanding Fears led by @MidniteAngel
Location: Guided Discussion Room (teen side)
Time: 8am EDT / 1pm BST

Discussion: Helping members with a fear of the unknown led by @Alicattt
Location: Listener Community Room
Time: 3pm EDT / 8pm BST

Discussion: Helping members with a fear of the unknown led by @Renaenae
Location: Teen Listeners
Time: 5pm EDT / 10pm BST

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Feed Activity: Why do I always fear the unknown to the point that it's almost debilitating?
Information: This is todays question for the Q&A posts on fear. Hashtags: #FaceYourFears #QuestionAndAnswers #AskOn7Cups

October 15th - Preparing to Face Fears

So now we know our fears a little better (how they affect us, what they involve, where they come from and so forth), we can now begin to learn what tools may be helpful for us when it comes to facing them. Therefore, this day focuses on preparing to face our fears!

Here are a few activities you can take part in today:

Discussion: Preparing to Face Fears led by @Kallie112358 and @BLTmaster
Location: Guided Discussion Room (adult side)
Time: 4pm EDT / 9pm BST

Discussion: Preparing to Face Fears led by @221Skye and @cristiana33
Location: Guided Discussion Room (teen side)
Time: 6pm EDT / 11pm BST

Discussion: Helping members gain the confidence to face their fears led by @Standforfreedom and @Kallie112358
Location: Listener Community Room
Time: 7pm EDT / 12am BST

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Feed Activity: Why do we feel the fear of rejection?
Information: This is todays question for the Q&A posts on fear. Hashtags: #FaceYourFears #QuestionAndAnswers #AskOn7Cups

October 16th - Facing Fears

Now that weve begun to think about ways to face our fears, we can start to think about putting those things into practice and perhaps reflect upon past experiences where we have faced our fears.

Here are a few activities you can take part in today:

Discussion: Helping members with a fear of failure led by @221Skye
Location: Teen Listeners
Time: 2pm EDT / 7pm BST

Discussion: Facing Fears led by @Kallie112358 and @ItsLee
Location: Guided Discussion Room (adult side)
Time: 4pm EDT / 9pm BST

Discussion: Facing Fears led by @221Skye and @NiaS29
Location: Guided Discussion Room (teen side)
Time: 4pm EDT / 9pm BST

Discussion: Helping members with a fear of failure led by @Alicattt
Location: Listener Community Room
Time: 9pm EDT / 2am BST

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Feed Activity: Why doesn't facing my fears make them at all less scary; I thought doing this over time was supposed to help...?
Information: This is todays question for the Q&A posts on fear. Hashtags: #FaceYourFears #QuestionAndAnswers #AskOn7Cups

October 17th - Overcoming Fears

Weve gone from learning about fears, to understanding our own in particular and learning how to address them. So now lets talk a bit about how we may achieve overcoming them!

Here are a few activities you can take part in today:

Discussion: Overcoming Fears led by @Param and @starryKoala69
Location: Guided Discussion Room (adult side)
Time: 11:30am EDT / 4:30pm BST

Discussion: Overcoming Fears led by @YayyySphere and @Ace13
Location: Guided Discussion Room (teen side)
Time: 7pm EDT

Discussion: Helping members to overcome their fears led by @Alicattt
Location: Listener Community Room
Time: 3pm EDT

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Feed Activity: How can I explain to people my irrational fear?
Information: This is todays question for the Q&A posts on fear. Hashtags: #FaceYourFears #QuestionAndAnswers #AskOn7Cups

October 18th - Celebrating Triumphs over Fear

Facing fears can be tough. You may find yourself considering a lot of things as you begin to approach your fears, you may also find you do a great job one day and then suddenly youre back to square one, and youre not sure what to do! Hopefully the previous days have somewhat helped you to think more about this. However, todays focus is on celebrating triumphs over fears! This is not to say that our fears are gone, but that we can acknowledge and celebrate our achievements along the way.

Here are a few activities you can take part in today:

Discussion: Celebrating Triumphs Over Fears led by @Param and @SelenoPsych21
Location: Guided Discussion Room (adult side)
Time: 11:30am EDT / 4:30pm BST

Discussion: Celebrating Triumphs Over Fears led by @NewRomantic677
Location: Guided Discussion Room (teen side)
Time: 1pm EDT / 6pm BST

Discussion: Helping members to build on bravery led by @Alicattt
Location: Listener Community Room
Time: 3pm EDT / 8pm BST

Discussion: Helping members to build on bravery led by @pray4theheartless
Location: Teen Listeners
Time: 12am EDT / 5am BST

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Feed Activity: How do I stop thinking about my fears?
Information: This is todays question for the Q&A posts on fear. Hashtags: #FaceYourFears #QuestionAndAnswers #AskOn7Cups

Hope you enjoyed Face Your Fears Week!

Thank you very much to everyone who has taken part in some way. Its been a pleasure.

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May you feel better able to face your fears!

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