I don't expect to end up in that situation... the point is just that I'm not concerned about getting pushed beyond what I'm comfortable with. Even though I can be quiet and have a tendency to not always speak up when I should, this is one thing I feel strongly about. To "slap him or something" is much more likely to give him a piece of my mind - a slap would only come if he did something incredibly inappropriate - like turn out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing and grap at me or something like that. It's not something I expect, just something I know how I'd react to, definately not go along with.

...my fear in this is so much more intangible and confusing... I know what it's NOT - like ending up in such a situation as above - but aside from overall failure leading to loss of confidence, I don't really know what it IS...