I don't even know if I think it's real, but having read a bit about this sort of thing has really made me think. I am intelligent but I don't do well in school. I am decent looking, caring, and genuine, but I don't do well with relationships. I am not afraid of hard work, but I get distracted very easily when I know that I can't accomplish a goal in a relatively short time and then lose sight of it and let it die out. This all seems to perpetuate itself because the next endeavor I attempt, I start out assuming I am going to face these exact obstacles. And the ultimate result is complete paralysis in terms of attempting anything. I suppose the hardest part is the thought that even if I try to address this, I'll encounter the anxiety and doubt, and then what? ust wondering if this sounds familiar to anyone else? I hate being like this. I started counseling recently, but I wondered if there's anything I can do to forget this phobia, whatever it is, and get on w/ my life?
2007-04-18 09:52:40 · 3 answers · asked by randyken 6 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I don't think I'm afraid of failure. At least failure is something, and I seem to be settling for it more and more often. It's almost comforting if I do fail at something I try.
2007-04-18 10:24:26 · update #1
maybe rather than having a fear of success you are just thinking about **** to much and psyching yourself out. try just going with the flow and accomplishing what needs to be done rather than thinking about how much you have to do how long its going to take and whether or not you can do it, just do it
2007-04-18 10:01:45 · answer #1 · answered by hydrothunder1647 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As Bart Simpson said, You think too much. The problem could be that your intelligence is working against you. In school I was tested for my IQ, because I knew how to do things but I lost focus and I rarely truly did my best. I was always on step 3 or 4 in my head and I just started the project . I got confused about what I really needed to do. And it's hard to not do that today as I've run through the entire thing I'm to do in my head and I get frustrated that I can't do whatever it is fast enough like in my head. 153
2007-04-18 17:16:03 · answer #2 · answered by redd headd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you are not afraid of sucess. Maybe you are afraid of failure. If you do not really try, then how can you fail?
2007-04-18 17:20:16 · answer #3 · answered by bizzygirl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋