Whiskeyjack
The Nappening
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- Oct 5, 2005
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Iām feeling nosey about the things that scare you or push your boundaries. What really stretches you, maybe here at Lit or in your real life? Iām not talking about spiders or snakes. Iām talking about the bigger things like, maybe being vulnerable, or not good enough, or trusting someone not to rip out your insides, or jealousy or letting them into your personal mess of who you really are? When was the last time you felt like something scared you⦠do you think doing/facing the scary things makes your relationships better or worse? If you donāt do the scary things have you regretted it down the track?
The biggest super-scary thing I've overcome is just my general anxiety and fear of people. Public speaking especially used to scare the bejeezus out of me and when I first started doing it I used to have to puke before and after. I've gotten a lot better over the years though.
I still hate confrontation. And I hate disappointing people. And I'll spend literal weeks second-guessing myself if my decisions cause anyone to be uncomfortable (even if they should be made uncomfortable). I haven't figured out the trick to overcoming that stuff yet.
To the last part of the question, there have absolutely been times when I've regretted not doing the scary thing - when I should have been more forceful and less accommodating. I've been in plenty of situations where I could have saved myself so many headaches if I'd been a little more confrontational up front. So all that's still a work in progress.


