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41 Post author: Mass_Driver 23 December 2010 09:05AM

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Comment author: Mass_Driver 23 December 2010 09:54:55PM 0 points [-]

No, that's definitely a good point; I do that too sometimes. Talk therapy or even just a good friend who will call bullshit on you repeatedly can make it a lot easier to identify the specific and personal fears.

Things are going relatively well in my personal life right now, and as far as I can tell I am scared of my own success, I think. I'm not sure what action steps to take on that fear.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 23 December 2010 10:35:51PM 2 points [-]

(nods) That's pretty common.

It might help to ask yourself what, specifically, you fear about your own success.