Originally Posted by
FormerDoormat 
I can't eliminate all the fear in my life. I still fear change. I still fear rejection. I still fear failure. I still fear I'll make a mistake or a wrong decision. But the difference is I've learned to feel the fear and do it anyway
Thanks for this FD. I have really been stuck on this. I AM still afraid of rejection, I AM still afraid of failure. Why hadn't those fears gone away? Didn't "Recovery" mean I wasn't going to be afraid anymore? If so, then I am doing it wrong (see, I am still a failure!). Maybe not?