DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

ATYCHIPHOBIA

 Phobia are irrational fears related to specific objects or situations. If you experience atychiphobia, you have an irrational and persistent fear of failing.

Fear of failure may be part of another mood disorder, anxiety disorder, or eating disorder. You may also deal with atychiphobia at times throughout your life if you’re a perfectionist.

Fear of failure is a phobia characterised by the inability to attempt any goal that is not a guaranteed success. While things in your the comfort zone might feel safe and secure, the fear of failing can be paralysing. Fostering this fear can become so debilitating that it can hold you back and hinder your personal development. If you do nothing and resist moving forward for fear of failure, you could fail to progress in life. This means you might miss out on amazing opportunities and experiences in work, life and love.

Physical symptoms of atychiphobia may include:

• difficulty breathing
• unusually fast heart rate
• tightness or pain in your chest
• trembling or shaking sensations
• dizziness or lightheadedness
• digestive distress
• hot or cold flashes
• sweating

Emotional symptoms of atychiphobia may include:

• intense feeling of panic or anxiety
• overwhelming need to escape a situation that produces the fear
• feeling detached from yourself
• feeling like you’ve lost control over a situation
• thinking that you may die or pass out
• generally feeling powerless over your fear

To find the causes of fear of failure, we first need to understand what "failure" actually means.

We all have different definitions of failure, simply because we all have different benchmarks, values, and belief systems. A failure to one person might simply be a great learning experience for someone else.

Many of us are afraid of failing, at least some of the time. But fear of failure is when we allow that fear to stop us doing the things that can move us forward to achieve our goals.

Fear of failure can be linked to many causes. For instance, having critical or unsupportive parents is a cause for some people. Because they were routinely undermined or humiliated in childhood, they carry those negative feelings into adulthood.

Experiencing a traumatic event at some point in your life can also be a cause. For example, say that several years ago you gave an important presentation in front of a large group, and you did very poorly. The experience might have been so terrible that you became afraid of failing in other things. And you carry that fear even now, years later.

Here are a few ways to reduce the fear of failing:

• Analyze all potential outcomes – Many people experience fear of failure because they fear the unknown. Remove that fear by considering all of the potential outcomes of your decision. 
• Learn to think more positively – Positive thinking is an incredibly powerful way to build self-confidence and neutralize self-sabotage.
• Look at the worse-case scenario – In some cases, the worst case scenario may be genuinely disastrous, and it may be perfectly rational to fear failure. In other cases, however, this worst case may actually not be that bad, and recognizing this can help.
• Have a contingency plan– If you're afraid of failing at something, having a "Plan B" in place can help you feel more confident about moving forward.

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Rarely in  world is there success without failure. As you pursue your dreams, you're going to fail. It's often said that failure doesn't stop people, it's how people handle failure that stops them. When you encounter failure, tackle it head on and learn from your mistakes. Realize that every idea that pops up in your mind isn't going to work. Take the time to organize your thoughts after a failure and realize what you did wrong. Above all else, be willing to learn and grow. Few ways to learn from our failure are:

• Stay Humble

• Learn from your mistakes

• Embrace change

• Filter your ideas

Why learning from failure is important

Of course, failure doesn't feel good. Not accomplishing your goal can leave you feeling unmotivated or even that you shouldn't even be trying run a business. But you can look at it another way – if you fail, you open yourself up to learning from it. It may seem paradoxical, but learning from failure teaches you unique and vital lessons. Learning from failure is important because:

• It fosters creativity.
• You understand value.
• You learn to listen to yourself. 
• You become more resilient.
• You'll learn what to do better next time. 

Success is good but failure is better. 

You must not let successes get to your head but also must not let failure consume your heart. Know that, sometimes, actually most times, things don’t go as planned and that is perfectly fine.

For many young people, it's easy to simply give up when things don't work out. But if there is one thing you shouldn’t do it is just that: Do NOT give up because the reality is you're going to fail a lot. 

But failure doesn’t mean your idea wasn’t valid or that your dream isn’t good enough. Failure simply means there is something to be learned or another direction to be taken. 

1. Failure is a redirection. It shows you where you shouldn't be.
2. Failure is an opportunity. It's a chance to reevaluate and come back stronger with better reasoning
3. Failure is not fatal. No matter how hard it may be know that failure simply means you get another shot to try it all again. 

Take these failures you will face with grace because you'll learn more in a single failure than in a lifetime of success. There are lessons in all our faults that are attempting to take us to our ultimate vision. Get the idea going and trust the process.