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Fear of Failure: Causes & 10 Ways to Cope With Atychiphobia

Published: January 24, 2022 Updated: May 9, 2022
Published: 01/24/2022 Updated: 05/09/2022
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  • What Is the Fear of Failure?Definition
  • Signs That Fear of Failure Is Holding You Back7 Signs
  • Causes of AtychiphobiaCauses
  • The Impacts & Consequences of AtychiphobiaImpacts
  • Tips for Overcoming the Fear of Failure10 Tips
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Fear of failure, also called atychiphobia, is a constant, overwhelming feeling of dread that accompanies the undertaking of projects or pursuit of life goals. People who live with atychiphobia often feel absolutely certain they will fail, even if that feeling is baseless. This sense of insecurity can interfere with their thoughts, emotions, and actions.

When kept in check, a healthy fear of failure can be positive and lead us to better plan, focus, and prepare. But when a fear of failure grows out of control it can become paralyzing and isolating.

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What Is the Fear of Failure?

Fear of failure, or atychiphobia, involves the belief that you are not or will not be “good enough,” and that you’ll disappoint yourself or other people in your life.1 It is far more than being afraid to do poorly on a task, and instead is an all-encompassing reaction to the notion that you won’t measure up. Fear of failure involves extreme worry, negative thoughts, and a hesitation or unwillingness to work toward a task or goal.

These unpleasant feelings associated with the fear of failure exist on a spectrum ranging from mild to severe. When mild, anxiety such as the fear of failure can be motivating, providing positive stress and encouraging people to persist and achieve their goals.2 When severe, atychiphobia can interfere in life and stop people in their tracks, rendering them unable to take action toward a goal, and potentially lead to other forms of anxiety, like a fear of work. It’s closely connected with procrastination and perfectionism, other sets of beliefs and actions that can prevent people from moving forward.1,3

7 Signs That Fear of Failure Is Holding You Back

Signs of atychiphobia include procrastination, worry, hopelessness, and even physical symptoms like fatigue or headaches. A little bit of worry about the outcome of a project or what people might think is perfectly normal, but becomes a problem when it keeps you from working toward a goal.

Here are seven signs that you’re experiencing an intense fear of failure:4

  1. A sense of hopelessness about the future
  2. Chronic (versus occasional or limited) worry
  3. Concerns about what others will think of you if you fail or don’t do well
  4. Frequent procrastination
  5. High distractibility, being pulled off task by irrelevant or unimportant things
  6. Avoiding tasks or people associated with a project or general goal
  7. Physical symptoms (fatigue, headaches, digestive troubles, joint or muscle pain) that prevent working toward a goal

Causes of Atychiphobia

Fear of failure can develop at any time in life, but like other phobias, it follows a pattern of contributors that include biological and environmental conditions, like experiencing a traumatic event or having parents who put pressure on you to be a high achiever.

Four of the most common causes of fear of failure include:

1. Patterns Learned From Parents

Parents have tremendous influence over their children in terms of fear of failure. Children whose parents are overprotective or place a very high value on accomplishments and success could increase the odds of their child developing a fear of failure.5

2. Traumatic Life Experiences and High Stress

High stress and traumatic experiences are linked to a variety of mental health conditions, and fear of failure is no different. Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or emotional neglect are all possible causes of atychiphobia.5

3. Genetic & Biological Issues

Parents can affect a fear phobia through their actions and communications, but they can also influence the condition through their biological makeup and genes, as anxiety has a genetic component. When a parent or other close relative has a phobia, the child will be much more likely to have the same anxiety.5

4. Perfectionism

Someone with an intense and unmanaged need for perfectionism could see a fear of failure develop as a related outcome. If people are so set on presenting themselves as perfect, any failure will be unacceptable and greatly feared.

The Impacts & Consequences of Atychiphobia

Atychiphobia can be paralyzing, causing people to shut down, believing that there’s no point in trying to accomplish something. The fear of failure can lead to missed opportunities and problems in daily life.3 It can affect someone’s outlook, creating an approach to tasks that involves extreme caution in order to prevent loss instead of a success orientation with actions designed to meet a goal. Extreme fear of failure can affect mental health, relationships, and overall quality of life.

Other impacts of atychiphobia include:4,6

  • Avoidance of tasks, projects, opportunities, and even other people (out of perceived negative judgments and a sense of shame or disappointment)
  • Low self-esteem
  • Low self-efficacy (the belief in your own abilities)
  • Decreased resilience (making it difficult to recover from setbacks)
  • Learned helplessness (thoughts of powerlessness or lack of control)
  • Underachievement
  • High anxiety in other areas of life
  • Emotional upheaval and instability
  • Self-sabotaging or self-handicapping behavior (such as procrastination or purposefully giving something very little effort in order to have an excuse for failure or something to blame other than a lack of ability)

10 Tips for Overcoming the Fear of Failure

If you are dealing with the fear of failure, these ten tips could help:

1. Identify & Clarify Your Thoughts, Feelings, & Actions

Understanding and pinpointing why you are afraid of failing and how failing might truly affect you helps you face your fears.7 This insight is also useful to identify precisely how the fear of failure is impacting your behavior.

For example, are you overstriving or working frantically—not to achieve success but simply to avoid the consequences you think might happen if you fail? Or, are you engaging in self-protective behaviors such as procrastination or avoidance to give yourself a reason to explain away failure?4 Once you’ve identified stressful or self-sabotaging behaviors, you can change your actions to make success more likely.

2. Redefine What Failure Actually Is

An important part of overcoming fear of failure is developing a new perspective about the idea of failure. Instead of seeing failure as an absolute, life-destroying disaster, develop a new relationship with it.

Shift your thinking so that you begin to see failure as:7,8

  • Feedback—a chance to learn and grow
  • A lesson, because reflecting on past failures to find their benefits can help you be more open to failure as a teacher now
  • A surmountable challenge that provides an opportunity to move forward rather than a road block stopping you in your path
  • A fleeting or impermanent situation, not a permanent end to your path

3. Redefine Success

Sometimes people spend so much energy and time trying not to fail that they forget to succeed. Think about what you really desire and decide if your fear of failing is standing in the way of true achievement.

4. Boost Your Self Esteem

While you are developing a new perspective about failure and its role in your life, also shift your thoughts about yourself. Boosting your belief in yourself and your abilities is a key part of overcoming fear of failure.4 Rather than ruminating about your perceived shortcomings, focus instead on your inherent strengths and talents you bring to your work or school.

5. Give Yourself Permission to Fail

While at first giving yourself permission to fail may feel terrifying, it can be liberating.9 Ask yourself what would be the worst possible outcome of failure. Would you survive? Quite likely, you’ll discover that, while perhaps unpleasant, you would survive your imagined worst-case-scenario and continue to move forward.

6. Plan to Fail

Thinking about failing is one thing, while committing to failure is something completely different. Find a situation or scenario where you can control the outcome and dedicate yourself to failing.

It could be a school test or just a game night with friends. One of the best ways to cope with failure is to actively expose yourself to it.

7. Break Your Project Into Smaller Tasks

Sometimes, dread of failing looms large when tasks or goals are overwhelming. Breaking down daunting projects into manageable chunks can help you feel more in-control.8 It can also help to reflect on aspects of success that are within your control so you can make effective choices and actions to set yourself up for achievement.4

8. Change What’s Not Working

List your typical work habits and approaches to tasks. Then, be honest with yourself in evaluating what works well for you and what gets in your way. Choose to do more of what works and replace what doesn’t work for you with different actions. This reflection and decision-making process will help you feel in control of your tasks and yourself, something that can be motivating and empowering.

9. Stay as Focused as You Can to Block Out Negative Thoughts

It’s difficult to concentrate on what you are doing right now, in your present moment, when your mind is whirring with negative self-talk about what is already over or what might or might not happen in the future. Focusing on the task at hand in any given moment helps you keep abreast of your current actions rather than ruminating over thoughts and feelings about imagined consequences and perceived shortcomings.4

10. Establish a Calm Body & Mind

Phobias are anxiety disorders, which means they feed off of resting levels of stress, worry, and tension. To combat this, actively practice relaxation techniques and find calm.

Deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery, and meditation are all wonderful ways to decrease stress. At the same time, place more emphasis on your diet, sleep, and exercise to get your body in its best state.

Professional Treatment for Atychiphobia

When you notice that the fear of failure is disrupting your life, reaching out for help could be beneficial.10 Visiting with your physician or mental health professional can help you learn more about your own fear of failure and develop positive ways to overcome it so that it no longer interferes in your life.

Sometimes, if anxiety is high or you are also experiencing a mood disorder like depression, your physician may suggest medication to help with your brain and body’s neurochemical activity.6 Medication alone, however, doesn’t treat fear of failure.

Working with a therapist who specializes in cognitive behavioral approaches can be helpful in exploring your fear of failure, coping with related stress, and identifying and letting go of negative beliefs and emotions underlying the fear.6 Mindfulness interventions (like mindfulness-based cognitive therapy) have also been shown to help people deal with and overcome fear of failure.10

How to Find a Therapist

Finding a therapist can seem intimidating at first, but it doesn’t have to be. You can ask your primary-care physician for recommendations, or trusted friends or family members could also have suggestions for you. You can also use an online therapist directory to help you locate professionals in your area.

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For Further Reading

  • Harvard Business Review
  • UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center: Overcoming Fear of Failure at Work
  • UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center: How to Help Kids Overcome Fear of Failure
  • Krishnamurti Foundation

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  • Originally Published: December 31, 2020
    Original Author: Tanya J. Peterson, NCC, DAIS
    Original Reviewer: Naveed Saleh, MD, MS

  • Updated: January 24, 2022
    Author: No Change
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    Primary Changes: Updated for readability and clarity. Added “Causes of Atychiphobia” and added five new tips to “Tips for Overcoming the Fear of Failure.” New material written by Eric Patterson, LPC and reviewed by Dena Westphalen, PharmD.

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