sorry for this late response. I have thought about your comments but didn't follow it yet until I realize that it actually didn't answer the question yet :P
@Ooker No worries. You're digging into some fun topics, I just find they're infuriatingly difficult to fit into the Stack Exchange format.
So if I may read between the lines, I'm getting the impression that there's a very specific goal behind your question, which you generalized until it fit SE's question/answer format. If I may pry, I'd like to know a little more. In my experience, I find that the best thing to do with fears is not quite the same as overcoming them, at least the way I use those words. I'd like to understand how you use them.
Sure, you can read its summary if you are interested. Thanks for your reading.
your image is like befriending with the fear, which I term it as making it more playfully. It is inspired from Taoism, and can be related to the inner child
@Ooker Interesting. Definitely not familiar with much of the terminology, but the longer prose helps understanding greatly. If I can pick at aspects of the question one at a time, I might be able to test my understanding: When you say "overcome their fears," it seems to me like you are using "fears" as a concrete proxy for a larger class of things. The 2nd article gives "fear, rage, or anxiety" as a slightly wider range.
But I get the impression that "fear" in the question and "fear rage or anxiety" in the article are both pointing at something slightly blurry, but it's the same something. Is that accurate?
