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Jars of Fears

Our free Jars of Fears templates will help you identify and visualize your fears. Since everyone has different fears, our templates, are customizable so you can edit them to suit your unique needs.

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Jars of Fears, or Fear Jars as they are sometimes called, are a great way to help us visualize and identify the fears and anxieties that we hold on to. Fears can cause us to miss out on things we love or want and can hold us back from reaching our full potential. By facing and addressing these fears, we can break free from them and move forward in a more positive and productive way.

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What are Jars of Fears

These jars are typically drawn on paper, representing the things that scare the user. Fill these jars by coloring them to show the things you are afraid of. This allows you to pinpoint specific fears or phobias and get a better understanding of their intensity. Doing this exercise encourages self-reflection and promotes self-improvement and personal growth.

How to Use the Jars of Fears Template

Customize the Labels / Print

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You can either use the ready-made template or you can create your own labels to describe different fears. The labels are all editable. Once you are happy with the labels describing the fears, simply download the file and print it for easy use. You can come back and print a clean copy if you want to repeat the exercise in the future.

Next, you’ll label and color them to show how you are feeling about various items or things. Below each jar is a label with some common fears. You can edit the label to show something you fear if it doesn’t already appear.

Different people have different fears. Some are afraid of suffering and others are afraid of getting hurt. For that reason,  our free jar of fears template is customizable . You can edit the labels on the jars to make them more relevant to your specific needs.

Customize the Labels / Print

You can use as many rows of jars as you need. You can either delete jars or duplicate them to add more. If you duplicate them, then drag the new jars around the page.

Once your jars are labeled, use a crayon or colored pencil to fill the jar based on how much you fear the subject.

Example: Many people are afraid of snakes. Go to the jar labeled “Snakes” and add a little color inside if you only feel mild anxiety, or fill it more based on how much you are afraid of them. People who are absolutely terrified of snakes would fill the jar to the top. Then you repeat this process with other fears you have. If you don’t fear the issues listed on the jars, then edit the labels so that they are relevant to you. Most importantly, use as many labels and jars as you need to identify the things that apply to you. Everyone is unique.

Examples of commonly experienced fears

There are several common fears that many people experience. Here are some examples:

  • Arachnophobia: Fear of spiders.
  • Acrophobia: Fear of heights.
  • Claustrophobia: Fear of confined spaces.
  • Agoraphobia: Fear of open or crowded spaces.
  • Trypophobia: Fear of clusters of small holes or bumps.
  • Ophidiophobia: Fear of snakes.
  • Aviophobia: Fear of flying.
  • Social Anxiety: Fear of social situations or interactions.
  • Dentophobia: Fear of dentists or dental procedures.
  • Thanatophobia: Fear of death or the fear of dying.
  • Glossophobia: Fear of public speaking.
  • Trypanophobia: Fear of needles or injections.
  • Hemophobia: Fear of blood.
  • Entomophobia: Fear of insects.
  • Coulrophobia: Fear of clowns.
  • Nyctophobia: Fear of the dark.
  • Emetophobia: Fear of vomiting or seeing others vomit.
  • Pteromerhanophobia: Fear of flying in airplanes.
  • Aquaphobia: Fear of water.
  • Germophobia: Fear of germs or dirt.
  • Phonophobia: Fear of loud noises.
  • Xenophobia: Fear of strangers or foreign people.
  • Ailurophobia: Fear of cats.
  • Astraphobia: Fear of thunder and lightning.Coulrophobia: Fear of dolls.
  • Autophobia: Fear of being alone.
  • Necrophobia: Fear of death or dead things.
  • Technophobia: Fear of technology or complex machinery.
  • Triskaidekaphobia: Fear of the number 13.
  • Nomophobia: Fear of being without a mobile phone or being unable to use it.
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