7 Types Of Fear That Can Block Success In Life

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JAKARTA - When the mind and heart are controlled by fear, life seems to stop. Fear can be debilitating and prevent you from taking positive action moving forward. There are many types of fear that enter everyday life without realizing it and are certainly difficult to control.

The most common type of fear is the fear of the wrong thing. Unlike instinctive fear, this type of fear is largely self-inflicted or instilled through past experiences.

Unnecessary fears can and should be identified and avoided. This sense has no real purpose other than to hinder your actions, goals, and progress in life. Here are five types of fear that often hinder a person's process of developing and progressing, launched Lifehack, Tuesday, April 19.

Fear of failure

At some point in life, all humans have experienced the fear of failure. This can include the fear of failing at job interviews, business ventures, relationships, to achieving life goals. It will be a big problem if this fear develops into all aspects of life.

Successful people have different perceptions of failure. They think that failure does not have a bad influence on the road to success. Instead, failure is only an important part of living to achieve goals.

Fear of the unknown

Something unknown or unfamiliar, such as the future, can pose a subtle threat and become one of the most common types of fear and anxiety. However, this fear or anxiety is clearly an irrational response to a situation. It has no real definition or substance. It's okay to be cautious about the unknown, but the fear of the unknown is just a way to miss out on the many opportunities and thrills life has to offer.

Fear of change

One of the most common types of fear and closely related to the fear of the unknown, is the fear of change. Fear of change keeps you stuck in your comfort zone. Many of the most valuable things in life come when you push yourself out of your comfort zone and get ready for the next phase of life.

It takes courage and determination to accept new things and let go of mental and emotional attachments to old things.

Afraid of the haunting past

The past can be a scourge that continues to haunt. Learning from the past is necessary, but there is no need to be afraid of the past. Past fear is the fear of reliving certain negative emotions associated with the past, such as guilt, regret, and hatred. These emotions can be very disturbing, but their power to manipulate yourself can be undermined if you consciously remind yourself that the past has no place in the present.

Fear of rejection

In relation to the fear of rejection by others, another type of fear is the fear of rejection, especially the rejection of those close to you in your life. The fear of rejection can only lead to emotional challenges.

Afraid of heartbreak

Heartbreak can leave emotional scars that are hard to go away for years. So, it can make you miss the opportunity to get new experiences in new relationships. You need to know that past love failures are just emotional energy that is trapped inside and needs to be released. Once the connection between the past and the future is severed, the fear disappears.

Fear of success

It may sound strange but the fear of success is one of the most common and unimportant types of fear. The fear of success is basically the fear of not being able to handle and live the positive changes that come from success.