Hi,
Sorry I am not joining in until now, but I just found your post. Yes, you may be having fear of failure. According to David Friedman, in his book The Thought Exchange, we must feel comfortable with the sensations that are associated with what we want to manifest. Often, the exhilaration accompanying success is associated with past traumatic sensations. So, then, why would we want to be successful if it doesn't feel good? There may lie the answer.
Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by Onward2wards
I'd love to get your feedback on this.
I seem to have a morbid fear of failure, but have heard this can mask a fear of success, since we learn by failures and then succeed as we learn. I must admit I often get the feeling, as I begin to succeed at challenging but personally meaningful things, like I am climbing a huge fireman's ladder and suddenly "look down at my feet". Then it's all over; I sink into all sorts of anxious and pessimistic moods and progress grinds to a halt. The pattern is definitely there, I don't usually think about it much.
So what do you think about fear of failure vs fear of success? Maybe my self-concept has some ragged edges that don't encompass "success" as I would define it deep down, I just don't know.  |