Fear can stop me from doing things. Often it is the things I need most. Sometimes I am able to push myself through my fears and talk to people at the shops, in public. Sometimes the fear is too scary, so I purposely tend to avoid talking to males.

Trying something new, like returning to study, but my fear of failure, of doubting myself, is strong, so after more than a year of talking about returning to study, I still haven't done anything about it.

It is hard to move past these fears that are due to earlier experiences. And very hard to move forward when you don't have anyone cheering you on.