I will give an example of why this hinders me. I am afraid to make mistakes, even when it doesn't matter, and no one or nothing will be hurt by me getting it wrong. I am very good at languages, but this fear has kept me out of using it once or twice that might have been a very cool experience. I'm so afraid of saying something wrong, that often times I just don't say it, even though it actually turns out to be the right thing after all. How do I get myself past this? I'm tired of avoiding things I'm afraid of because I think I will make a mistake. This affects more than just my language learning, it affects a good bit of my life. If I think I will do something wrong possibly, I simply will avoid it, about the only thing I don't mind being wrong, or not succeeding the first time, is in video games.