What has been the hardest obstacle to overcome in your life?

Question

Hi,

I have seen that some people have mental obstacles while others just move along life without worryieng about anything mentally.

I have discovered that being shy and insecure are some of the most common mental obstacles people fight againts when trying to accomplish something. Could this be true?

Do you think it is easier for people to overcome this obstacles? Does everybody in this world have them? Are these obstacles created from childhood?

Take care!

Answer 1

Being naturally introverted certainly contributes to a person who is so shy and insecure to the point of detriment, but there are other major factors to be considered.
If one did not grow up in a loving and supportive environment, that person, will no doubt, find it amazingly difficult, to be that way toward others, most especially, strangers, or people in positions of power.
Also, if said person, has only experienced negative happens whenever they put them self at risk by putting themselves 'out there', what good, then, can it be, this person will think, for them to do so again, over and over? This mentality only leads to further isolation and insecurity.
Of my own experience though, I can say the best way to over come such insecurities, to first be okay with who you are, as a person. It's true, that you cannot like other peoples or relate to them, if you first, do not truly like your self.
There is no patented way in which one comes to like ones self. It is a long process, and a difficult one to be sure, but always well worth the effort.

Answer 2

I don't think everybody in this world has emotional obstacles to overcome because we are all different. Mine have been lack of self-confidence and fear of failure. Some obstacles could stem from childhood, while others may develop as one grows older and has more experiences.

Overcoming obstacles can be time-consuming and difficult but rewarding in the end. It's never too late to try.

Answer 3

You have rightly identified the obstacle. It is our mind/brain/thought/belief what ever you call it.

But is also possible to come out of this with clear and visible thinking.
Obstacles are like steps in life, some time we need to claim and some times down wards, it is the path of journey.

Simple logic: Suppose poverty is main obstacle in some one's life he/she should have never laughed. But both rich and poor laugh and cry at times. Similarly obstacles when taken in proper conscious we can soften them for further journey. There can never be a obstacle-less life

OK hum...

Answer 4

The hardest obstacle to overcome for me is my parents. I don't want to disappoint them, but also I have to be me. I will not wait until they are dead to be free, I began to live the way I want when I was 10, and I feel happy, and I think at least my parents respect me for doing what I have to do to be me. They do worry too much though.

Answer 5

I get your point, excuse me if I stray from the subject. I had a
few obstacles that I believe began in childhood. I have skinny legs & my mom told me she'd be ashamed to show legs like mine in public. The whole family thought it was cute to laugh. I
began to wear slacks only & never showed my legs. Now 45-50
yrs. later, to this day I won't show my legs in public.
I was born gifted. I learn or know things w/o trying. My family
called me a show-off. I can re-call things verbatim: numbers,faces & events. My mom & others get upset that I know
things or can do things more easily than they.
Today I always hesitate before answering questions or speaking. And afterwards, I always 2nd guess if my answer was
accepted. Or did I explain enough?
I think people can overcome any obstacle once it has been
identified. Don't blame others. Accept it & conquer it.
Just to show you I haven't completely cured myself, I sometimes make small errors deliberately to be normal.

Answer 6

One time the remote was on the other side of the room and i managed to change the tv channel with a big stick i made out of drinking straws. Of course, there was also the time i had to get up before noon on a saturday for a job interveiw.

Answer 7

Yes i think being insecure is something many people fight with and i think they are created in childhood from either invalidating parents, or perhaps some other trauma.

I think you can overcome it but it can be difficult.

I know I work on it every day!

Answer 8

the obstacle that I am struggling to overcome is my self consciousness and shyness. I get anxiety about everything and I am reallly paranoid.

Answer 9

I don't think any obstacles are easy to get over but if you really want to get over them, I say try hard and you will eventually succeed.

Answer 10

You said it - childhood.

That's the stuff that shapes you... I wish I'd been brought up to be more outgoing, fearless, ambitious. But I was tought to be the opposite.