Fear of Success Masquerading as Fear of Failure

People often justify their lack of effort at achieving a desired goal to a fear of failure - as if failure by never making an effort is somehow less of a failure than trying and failing. Why would anyone assume failure before even making an effort? Often, the "fear of failure" is really a fear of success. Their successes may often provoke severe family dysfunction.read more
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Personality Relationships apparent competence Borderline Personality Disorder dialectical behavior therapy family dysfunction fear of failure fear of success Marsha Linehan social skills training splitting the Killing Fields Source Type: news