tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762662.post113833712807033041..comments2023-05-03T10:04:40.221-04:00Comments on And then there was...: FearShellyPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509556569543778982noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762662.post-1138546765181917802006-01-29T09:59:00.000-05:002006-01-29T09:59:00.000-05:00"the fear of success (of trying)." that's like an..."the fear of success (of trying)." that's like an oxymoron, or something, right? just doesn't make sense, yet...<BR/><BR/>"if I succeed to greater than average heights I will then have to maintain? Or take full responsibility?"<BR/><BR/>i think that is a major part of it - for myself anyway. the <B>real work</B> that comes <B>after</B> your success. the questions, "can I really do it? can IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762662.post-1138543342705438382006-01-29T09:02:00.000-05:002006-01-29T09:02:00.000-05:00Interesting questions. Fear prevents us from achie...Interesting questions. Fear prevents us from achieving a lot of things in life. The two major ones are fear of failure and fear of rejection; both of those limit our possibilities if we succumb to them.<BR/><BR/>I like the acronym Chele posted.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349121245969250053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762662.post-1138453463872243662006-01-28T08:04:00.000-05:002006-01-28T08:04:00.000-05:00I'm afraid of being afraid. Is that crazy? I kno...I'm afraid of being afraid. Is that crazy? I know FEAR is a crippler and I don't want to be crippled so I try to tackle all my fears. The biggie: being rejected. I hate to even admit that because I come off as so confident (which I am) but I tend to keep folks at a distance because I don't want them to get to know me and reject the person that I am.<BR/><BR/>Therapy session has just ended.<chelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15468273174800571759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762662.post-1138395431529327332006-01-27T15:57:00.000-05:002006-01-27T15:57:00.000-05:00BentheBald's response is so true. I've been afrai...BentheBald's response is so true. I've been afraid of flying, lightning storms, big dogs (that bite), elevators, etc. But then I keep telling myself that I need to have more faith in God.Azizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399593563134351596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762662.post-1138375804611488162006-01-27T10:30:00.000-05:002006-01-27T10:30:00.000-05:00It's nice that you are starting the year off with ...It's nice that you are starting the year off with a positive attitude. I have faith in you. You can achieve anything you put your heart into.SPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445902920235325021noreply@blogger.com