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Why do I feel like I’m letting fear prevent me from reaching my fullest potential by passing up opportunity? How can I gain more confidence in myself?

I understand that nobody in life is here to hold my hand every step of the way and guide me. I get that. And I’m not asking anybody to.

I understand that my progress in life is entirely dependent on me and what I bring myself to do.

But I’ve just been having trouble. I’ve been letting the fear of failure, discomfort and humiliation hold me back for so long.

I’m just afraid of bad things always happening if I force my hand outside of my comfort zone.

I still haven’t signed up for fitness classes at my University or gone to the gym yet for precisely those reasons.

But at the same time, I recognize the importance of it. I know its something I need to do its just I really don’t feel comfortable with it.

I feel an anxiety that’s very unsettling just thinking about it.

It’s like I’m internally motivated and I want to see myself improve and get better as a future aspirational goal its just I’m too afraid to act because I feel as though I’m still not prepared for dealing with whatever presents itself.

But beside that point, even just outside of fear I noticed sometimes I’ve been too complacent.

Over the past year I did meet two girls I would’ve genuinely liked to go on a date with but I told myself “eh I’ll probably see them again”.

And I never did see them again. Even when an open opportunity is right in front of me, sometimes I still will pass it up because of the feeling that “it doesn’t have to be today, it can be tommorow”

Why do I feel like I’m letting fear prevent me from reaching my fullest potential by passing up opportunity? How can I gain more confidence in myself?
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