Hy Stephanie,
Fears doesn’t define who we are, the way we cope with them does.
The best way to overcome fear is to expose yourself to the situations where you fear the most!
You must face your fears, and that is the easiest way to overcome them.
I’m talking from my personal experience beacause I’m suffering from anxiety and OCD, have lack of self-confidence and self-esteem.
My main fear is not washing my hands or body after I touch something or someone who is ‘contaminated’ because it will give me bad luck in further things that I do. (Silly, right?)
Right now I can tell that you are brave enough to overcome fears because you acknowledged them and not put them away like most of people does.
Have you ever thought about visiting your general practitioner/family doctor and tell him/her about your condition? (anxiety, fears etc…)
Good luck with beating those fears! 🙂
(English is not my first language so sorry if I’ve spelt something wrong or grammar isn’t right)