The antidote to fear is confidence. The etymology of which is "with trust/faith". Spot on with the rest. Cheers!
Discussion
in my experience this is not true.
confidence is a byproduct of facing your fear with compassion and helping it to relax.
because once you get good at that you realize you actually are an alchemist who can transform his enemies into allies
- which is way more powerful than trying to overpower the fear with some forced confidence.
What is "forced confidence"?