Hi, jjgbirder, thanks for sharing.

I also fear making mistakes. Plenty of them have forced me to change the "time line" of my life a few times, but it was important for me to understand that those changes are not shameful. In fact, those adaptations show strength.

It also helped me to have people around me who could give an objective opinion on my mistakes, to help me find the good and bad in those mistakes. From there, I would pride myself on the good, and then make a concrete plan (in writing!) to give myself a fighting chance at not making that mistake again. Even if I do, now I've learned even more about how I can adjust. And if I make a different mistake, I adjust the plan accordingly.