#Fear of Failure

[characterarc]

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[mindfulstudyquest]

the day i get rid of my crazy fear of failure and my procrastination, it will be over for you all.

[succulentsiren]

Don’t get caught up in the fear of failure and insecurities. You must become a solid person within. Let nothing come in a shake you. Stay centered. Face this reality with optimism, persistence and courage. Never quit and move as if you’ve already won.

[raesworld1]

20 Affirmations / Mantras for When You Fear the Unknown:

The universe has my back.

I am supported through every life change.

Everything is always working out for me.

Change is okay. Change is good.

I am open to new experiences.

I am always evolving.

Thank you for this new, exciting adventure.

I can handle any obstacles.

I can handle my emotions.

My soul knows what’s best.

I am open to new opportunities.

I am ready to receive my blessings in divine timing.

What’s meant for me will never pass me.

I am enjoying the present moment.

Thank you Universe(or what you call your higher power) for supporting me.

I am enjoying my life’s journey.

The unknown is filled with necessary lessons and well deserved blessings.

Change is inevitable and it’s always for my highest good.

I have a purpose.

My intuition is always guiding me in the right direction.

You can trust yourself in the unknown. <3

[surenschompychompers]

"I relate to Tim Drake because I too went to the circus when I was little" *shoves deep fear of abandonment being countered solely by what I contribute to the group under a rug*

[star-struck09]

I’m sorry for not doing enough. I was scared, too.

[serenityquest]

[sweetsweetperil]

The difference is,

I will starve, bleed, suffer, die

For this art,

And you have nothing

You love more in this world

Than to tear it apart

[howifeltabouthim]

But the majority of them would rather continue in a painful way that is familiar than to try something unknown. Fear of the unknown turns out to be worse than suffering.

Susan Minot, from Don't Be a Stranger

[spidergrotto]

blaming pbpsbffs for this but what’s new.

peter parker who has never been able to enjoy a hobby for more than a few days without pouring himself into it completely because he cannot afford to be anything but amazing at it, enjoying something while being mediocre at it is out of the question— it’s either beyond exceptional or nothing.

he pours himself into whatever hobby catches his interest and keeps it from the people around him until he’s confident in his abilities, may found out he loved knitting three months after peter had gotten into it, his love for photography was a well hidden secret for years and he still refuses to show anyone his work unless it’s perfect.

peter parker who is terrified of being seen as mediocre, who has panic attacks at the thought of failure and obsesses over perfection. he resented tony for discovering spider-man before peter had reached whatever level of perfection he had hoped for, peter who considers every injury a failure and takes any bit of criticism to heart !!

peter parker who disassociates after tony takes the suit away, his body on autopilot working on a thousand different ways to make things better to prove he’s not completely incompetent. getting home safe doesn’t matter anymore, no amount of pain could be considered too much if it meant being seen as perfect again— what’s a building or two if it meant tony wouldn’t think of him as a failure?

peter parker who has never fully enjoyed himself in his classes or during the internship, who is overcome with anxiety before he even approaches a potential interest— who looks over the syllabus and starts teaching it to himself before his classes even start, who refuses to be seen as a student or child.

[alice-the-kittycat-yt]

[adastra-sf]

An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.

- Edwin H Land

[girl-that-writes]

I know that being positive in the face of adversity is quite an important thing but I also think that taking a moment to just breathe and entertain the thought of "but what if this happens instead of that" is important too. Not in the sense of, "if this does happen, everything will be over" but actually in the sense of, "if this does happen, it will not be the end because these are the ways with which I can continue".

I just think that knowing life can still be alright if it doesn't go the way you most wish it should, makes facing the adversity a little easier. Makes it less scary. And if something is a little bit less scary, that makes it that much easier to achieve.

[oldcoyote]

so the cyclone happened! it's over now, my family's gone home at last, and everything is slowly getting back to normal. we did a huge run yesterday buying a ton of nonperishable groceries and toiletries and things for the local homeless aid group since they're still without power and a lot of people had a really bad time during and especially after alfred hit, hopefully we helped

it's still absolutely crazy to me that this happened here, i've never been through a natural disaster before and the fact that we made it through pretty much completely unscathed in this old house is wild. my autoimmune and fibro are flaring up very badly at the moment, likely a result of all the stress of the event and being switched on nonstop all week taking care of my family and cooking for them, cleaning up after them, caring for their animals etc. hopefully it won't be a big flare-up and i can get out again soon - i want to buy flowers for this house. i want to thank her for taking care of us

and a huge thank you to everybody who replied and left me messages and well-wishes and good-lucks on all my cyclone related posts, i am so grateful for you guys. in the wake of it all i'm still stunned that we're okay; the relief is unreal

before it all happened i promised myself i'd stop being afraid of doing everything i want to do once it was over, stop being scared to live - because it's so easy for something crazy to come along and snatch away your life out of nowhere

now i just have to hope i'm brave enough to keep my promise

[raesworld1]

AFFIRM IT. CLAIM IT. IT’S YOURS. 🩵