Easier said than done, my friend. My advice- Find a friend who can help you through it.

fear is only in your mind. It holds you back from a lot of things if you let it. Fear is just the thought of what could happen, but has not happened. So the only thing you should fear is fear itself.

by laughing, ha ha ha. okay who i am kidding, i'm scared all the time, mom!!!!1

By facing it, thats how i overcome mine. It was hard, scary and took a while, but worked for me; hopefully it will be the same for you.

Depends what the fear is, really. It helps to identify exactly what you're afraid of, and then narrow it down as far as possible. For example, someone who's afraid of spiders might be able to pin the fear down to "afraid of being bitten by a spider" and then to "afraid of being bitten by a poisonous spider and dying." Fear of public speaking might actually be a fear of public ridicule and then, abandonment, which is a whole other subject. If you can figure out exactly what you're afraid of, that's good because 1) you'll get your mind working, which will help you feel empowered, and 2) your once-vague, amorphous blob of fear will instead be something specific. Very important step. The best way I know to overcome specific fears is desensitization. This involves repeated exposure to whatever you fear, in small doses that get increasingly bigger. If you fear public speaking, stand up on a chair and read something in front a few friends and/or family members. Make it interesting, LOL, or they'll never volunteer again. Remember, unpleasant as it feels, fear is not abnormal. It's part of the "fight or flight" defense mechanism that releases adrenalin into your bloodstream when your mind perceives a threat. Adrenalin is what helps you out, if you found yourself in the following scenario: say you were enjoying a lovely breakfast in the great outdoors, and you looked up to see a growling grizzly bear headed your way, ETA sixty seconds. Coffee and a keen grasp of the obvious aren't the only things that get your backside into the driver's seat and gone in about thirty. You wouldn't just sit there, peering into the woods, thinking, "Gosh! Look at that! Is that a -- bear?! I'll be darned! Big! Fast, too!" and stand up, yawn a few times, stretch your arms and legs, and then amble on over to the car, wishing you had more energy. (For anyone choosing fight over flight here, more power to you. Maybe you'll tell us all about it some day). OK, where was I? Oh yes, overcoming fear. A couple of other things that might help - try to laugh at whatever you're afraid of. There's something about laughter that makes even the biggest of obstacles seem less daunting. Every little bit helps. Try to breathe slowly and deeply once you feel the adrenalin rushing around in your body, too. Good luck, and great question.

Ultimately you have to look it in the eye. That is the only way you see that the fear is not as big as you thought it was. but you may not be able to face it by yourself, so have someone with you. Lean on God, whose perfect love takes away all fear, and find friends who can stand at your side. All the best.

You gotta run face-first into it. Thats how i got rid of my fear of heights. (cliff climbing lol)

By holding on for dear life and keeping yur eyes closed so you can't see.

laugh

Face your fears head on and overcome them. OR What I do, I just don't go there. No fear.

facing it or laughing in its face. i used to be terrified of tornadoes until the day one finally hit my school, i was calm even when the lights shut out.

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway...a book by Dr. Susan Jeffers. It changed my life.

Cry LONG AND HARD in the presence of it. I may not overcome it, but it suppresses the fear long enough until it goes away. :D (I have a fear of needles!)

By accepting that Death is a very inevitable consequence of life and by refusing to allow ANYTHING else to have power over me, including Death's timing.

Take a big breath and confront it head on.