How do people deal with fear of failure or intrusive thoughts that they will fail? They’re getting me down at the moment but I don’t want to give up on self improvement and dream realisation because my thoughts have convinced me I will fail.
Personally my fear of failure is really about others seeing me fail and how that could change how they see me. I do ERP where I purposely “fail” in ways others see, starting very small and working my way up to bigger “failures”. Eventually I realized nothing happened when I failed and no one else cared nearly as much as I do. I realized failing wasn’t a thing I needed to protect myself from. Still have a lot of work to do but the freedom I’ve already gained has been life changing.
@J E S S I C A Thank you.
Well when you failed you failed there's not much you can do when it happens but just cause you failed doesn't mean you can't win again
I hear you buddy. I think that’s part of my core fear. That and the fear of rejection. All I could say is even if you do fail, trying is always better than not trying. I can’t tell you how many times I didn’t even try something because I was so scared of failing. Now I’ll always wonder what if.. Plus failing at something is always the end. Many successful people have failed over and over and over again, but they didn’t quit and neither should you. I hope that somewhat helps.
How do y’all deal with I’m going to intrusive thoughts? I’m struggling!
Tips on how to not let the intrusive thoughts ruin me
Does anyone have any advice for intrusive thoughts and "what ifs"? How can I try to care less?
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