Could be a physical condition, a psychological one, or an external factor...
2007-11-25 06:05:28 · 18 answers · asked by Linz VT•AM 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
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2007-11-25 06:08:34 · answer #1 · answered by Pretty Woman 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First, alcoholism but I dealt with that long ago and it's no longer an issue. But at the time it derailed my higher education.
Genetically inherited neuro disorder has been a stumbling block: poor motor skills, head tremors, petit mal seizures (under control via medication). Combined with my scary eyes, the head tremors really scare people. All I can do is keep smiling so as not to appear evil, and speak in a friendly manner.
No external factors, unless we count government actions against the working class but that's for politics. My parents were wonderful, loving people who were strict but not stern and made sure our minds were active. By strict I mean we knew where our boundaries were and they were enforced. I was never afraid of my parents. They gave all six of us confidence to go out into the world yet we remain close as a family.
2007-11-25 11:38:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plain old fear of change. Sometimes you get comfortable living a certain way. That's why it's hard for me to get out of a rut at times. I feel like I'm working on it, and in my heart I know that I want to change (...NEED to change in a lot of ways), and so I have been pushing myself. Talking to new people, going to places I haven't visited around my area, and I even decided to find a new job because I felt like I was stuck on this track going nowhere the past year or so.
So at the core of it, I have been holding myself back, and I'm sure that's the case for most people. I have met enough people in my life who were full of unfulfilled potential to know that things just don't happen for you automatically, and I think learning this has motivated me to try and raise my expectations for myself and what I am capable of doing.
As far as psychological blocks, I have dealt with depression and attention deficit disorder. I found a combination of coping skills and medication so that I don't have to be fully dependent on a pill. It takes more conscious effort on my part to try and get going....setting and meeting goals, etc, but I think overall these problems were just symptoms of the fear of change I discussed earlier.
2007-11-25 12:03:45 · answer #3 · answered by Grunty O 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
myself--so it would be psychological. We can only control ourselves, so that means that we are the only ones holding ourselves back. We can do anything we set our minds to; it's just a matter of setting the mind to do something and doing it. I am finally going for what I want (a degree in psychology which means getting my dream job in the future), and that's because I set my mind to get what it is I want. In the meantime, I am doing a low-paying job as a live-in nanny and caregiver. I love the family and job, but it's not my dream job. That will come later with hard work.
I am blind in one eye, so this does limit when I can drive and limits a few other things, but I have learned how to work around that. I don't have a lot of finances, but I have learned how to work with that. I guess it's just a matter of facing fears, taking chances, and learning how to work around things that seem to be obstacles.
2007-11-25 06:11:30 · answer #4 · answered by honey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you can tell if anything has ever held you back because the things that have been challenges for you have made you think and act in different ways to overcome your challenges. Without these things, would you be in a different place? Certainly, but were you "held back"? Don't think so.
2007-11-25 08:41:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've found that not being born into an obscenely wealthy family has been a tremendous hindrance in my life. Damn the luck.
2007-11-25 16:11:05 · answer #6 · answered by Jesus Chrysler 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In most cases, it's been me -- not believing enough in myself and my abilities.
But I'mn working to change that...
2007-11-25 14:40:04 · answer #7 · answered by The Reverend Soleil 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One thing is fear... fear of the unknown in a sense. The other is lack of finances. Not being able to see with my left eye has held me back from being a driver in some ways.
2007-11-25 06:10:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nothing major.. everything that has happened I have managed to incorporate and use to open another door to something else.
2007-11-25 06:10:03 · answer #9 · answered by genaddt 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
regrets
but then I learned to accept my mistakes and take a lesson or 2 out of them
2007-11-25 06:22:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋