This means that your fears are strongest when it comes to change,
success, or personal commitment. When you are afraid of moving forward,
you are allowing yourself to stagnate in your comfort zone.
This fear may manifest in myriad ways, but at its center is the sense
that you're either unwilling or unable to get to the next level in
life. You may have grown up feeling that good is always followed by
bad. Or perhaps you subscribe to the belief that what goes up must come
down. Whatever the reason, when things are going well — or even just
all right — you would probably prefer to maintain the status quo than
to take a risk. You might fear that one false move could take away all
the happiness and security that you've worked for. You may also simply
be afraid of facing the unknown. When forces outside of you push you to
change, your tendency can be to become overwhelmed or to stay in denial.
What are you doing to feed your fears?
Based on your responses, the unproductive behavior you're most likely to engage in is excessive worry. When you're feeling anxious or afraid, you may find yourself spending the majority of your time thinking about all the awful things that could happen. By focusing your energies this way, you keep yourself from doing things that would be more useful — namely, taking positive action to change your situation for the better.
When your tendency for excessive worry is combined with your primary fear of moving forward, you might find yourself obsessing about your unfulfilled dreams or dwelling on the possibility of making the wrong life choices. Although you may feel like this thought pattern is very necessary to prepare you for action, in actuality it isn't. If you're faced with an opportunity for growth, you will react to the best of your ability at the time. By increasing the faith in your ability to make appropriate choices as situations arise, you can find the freedom to stop excessive worry.
What else are you afraid of?
posted on 7:22:00 PM
