I know I stand in my own way of success. Standing on the precipice, I inevitably do something that sabotages myself. I read an article over the summer about using a counterphobic mechanism. When I read it, I had that proverbial a-ha moment. It is a brave, unconscious, totally knob-brained attempt to end the torture of anticipating further torture. Or simply put, a tendency to slide toward, not away from, something you fear. My greatest fear is failure.
