My Bravery Tower

A blank four-floor tower for facing a fear one brave step at a time, with a fear rating at every floor.

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My Bravery Tower

Approaching a scary situation in small steps, starting with an easy one. The brain learns the situation is uncomfortable but not dangerous.

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My fear:

Start at the bottom and climb all four floors, one brave step at a time.

Floor4

My brave step:

How scary is this for me? (0–10)

Before:

After:

Floor3

My brave step:

How scary is this for me? (0–10)

Before:

After:

Floor2

My brave step:

How scary is this for me? (0–10)

Before:

After:

Floor1

↑ Start here

My brave step:

How scary is this for me? (0–10)

Before:

After:

0 – No fear · 5 – Moderate · 10 – Maximum

Discovering that you can handle the fear even when it feels hard.

Practice the same skill in the game: The Tower →

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