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fromPsychology Today
2 days agoFour Evidence-Based Tools to Develop the Skill of Bravery
Experiencing fear is inevitable, but how we react to it defines our growth and confidence.
"It's a tough swim, it's a real gut check - we have to rescue people every year," Redman, 50, who will complete the event for the third time, told The Post. "Even Michael Phelps couldn't swim against that current."
"I got into sleeping pills. Ambien, Valium, Xanax, Lorazepam - you name it, I was taking it. On top of that, I was using opiates like hydrocodone and tramadol."
"The opportunity . . . was kind of taken away from me. I would like that to be reinstated. I would just like the outcome to be determined by the merits instead of by some sort of technicality."