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When the fear of showing fear becomes the biggest fear

I started rock climbing to face my fears but now I'm more afraid of being afraid in front of my climbing partners than I am of falling.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The meta-fear of appearing vulnerable has become more paralyzing than the original fear, creating layers of self-consciousness.

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