Emotional wellbeing
Fear and insecurity
Thinking about fear, self-doubt and the uncertainty behind situations that make us hesitate.
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About this topic
Fear may concern a real risk, an unfamiliar situation or the possibility of being judged. The experience can look similar in each case, even though the decisions it calls for are different.
Here we explore comparison, rejection, uncertainty and the pressure to appear confident. These reflections consider how to take a concern seriously without letting it decide everything, and how to distinguish a challenge you want to attempt from a situation in which caution or distance makes sense.