Fear of Failure

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Registered: 04-20-2009
Fear of Failure
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Sat, 03-12-2011 - 10:28am

I realized that it's not malaise or apathy that is keeping me stuck in my life, it's fear of failure.

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Registered: 12-31-2009
Sat, 03-12-2011 - 12:08pm

Dee,

Your post couldn't have come at a better time.

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Registered: 01-18-2010
Sat, 03-12-2011 - 1:06pm

This week was tough, kids been gone with dad for spring break. A lot of alone time, a lot of time I need to face myself completely. Not a bad thing, but checking myself. I am so turned off by certain types of men. I am still lonely sometimes. But I have a amazing group of all male friends who keep me grounded. But that fear of failure crept up in me this week. My new practice came out of the box booming. Last week, not one new client. NOT ONE. I need this as my primary source of income. Nothing....nada. Fear set in. Bad. And I came here to distract myself. I wanted comfort....I doubted all the work I have been doing. I doubted myself terribly. I had depleted my savings, moved, went all out on a limb...and the limb seems though it is crumbling.

Luvin
Yo Soy EL Capitan de Mi Vida
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Registered: 10-16-2010
Sat, 03-12-2011 - 11:29pm

Hi D

Thanks for your post

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Registered: 04-11-2010
Mon, 03-14-2011 - 2:55am

Wow Dee, you are an amazing writer.

I have had a severe case of the 'blahs' lately. Thanks to EAS I can see now that this is a bit of a pattern for me. I get a case of the 'blahs' and then look for all and any external factor to lift me out. I wont squirm through them and I rarely take aleap of faith to do something different.

Im with you guys though- maybe we should start a club :)

Iggyx

You are what you consistently do
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Registered: 08-18-2008
Tue, 03-15-2011 - 1:03pm

Dee-ster!

How completely wonderful dear friend! You value yourself enough to want a equally sharing and equally present partner in a M. I can’t imagine how difficult it must have been to have the honest and very necessary conversation with your H in order to move forward with the M.

Whether you think you can or you think you can't you are probably right. A parrot can repeat what it has learned but the mark of true intelligence is applying what is learned.

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Registered: 10-20-2009
Tue, 03-15-2011 - 2:18pm

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