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That giant tarantula is terrifying, but I’ll touch it: Expressing your emotions can reduce fear

September 5, 2012 by

Can simply describing your feelings at stressful times make you less afraid and less anxious? A new psychology study suggests that labeling your emotions at the precise moment you are confronting what you fear can indeed have that effect.

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