In my therapy groups we often talk about fear of failure, but yesterday we also discussed fear of success.
Here’s what I find on the internet when I search for “fear of success.”
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Yesterday I had some fear of success when I contacted the leader of a Laughtivism workshop about working together and she immediately responded positively. Although it might not be fear of success — it might be fear of overcommitting to too many things!
Do you see fear of success in any of my images for today?
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Here’s what I find when I search for “fear of success” on YouTube.
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Thanks to all who are here for this fear-of-success blog post, including YOU!
I’m not afraid of successfully quoting a favorite maxim of Scarlett O’Hara: “Tomorrow IS another day.”
It is!
This weekend I heard part of an episode of “Hidden Brain” that talked about how sometimes enthusiasm can make us worse at something. It made me think about all the times I’ve wanted to do well and yet couldn’t perform. Fear of success can be a difficult thing to overcome.
I enthusiastically think of you as very successful, Chris.
You have a full plate, Ann, thanks to Michael’s great cooking and your tenacity to tackle what you want to pursue in our world.
Thanks to you, Mark, for another helpful comment.