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How to overcome paralyzing fear when identifying wild mushrooms

I found these mushrooms that look exactly like the ones in my field guide but I keep staring at them thinking about that statistic that more people die from foraging than from shark attacks.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Fear of making a fatal mistake has frozen their ability to trust their own knowledge and judgment.

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“Where Are You with Foraging and wild food?”

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