Fear of Success

Fear of Success
The fear of Success is defined as a fear of any event, outcome, situation or person that resembles, relates or symbolises "Success" of any form or kind. The fear of Success is a common phobia in North America, Australia, Asia and the rest of the world.

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Fear of Success / Success Fears
Fear of Success is a phobia that affects over 250,000 people in America alone. It is defined as a fear of Success of any form or kind. People suffering from the fear of Success or Success phobia will do anything and everything to avoid Success of any form or kind. Any event, person or situation that resembles, relates to or symbolises "Success" can trigger this fear of Success off.

This Success phobia is generally caused by some influence of "Success" in the person's life through the media, cinema, childhood experiences, family experiences, dreams, books, news events, etc.

Physical Symptoms of Fear of Success or Success Fears
shaking/trembling,
sweating excessively,
nausea,
dizziness,
hyperventilation,
chest pain,
dry mouth,
freezing,
losing control over emotions,
hyperactive bowels,
refusal or inability to sleep,
change in sleeping patterns,
stomach pains,
possible psychosomatic responses,
fear of dying,
intense anxiety attack,
incoherency in speaking,
incoherency in thinking,
refusal to go anywhere considered as unsafe,
palpitations.

Some of the common mental processes associated with Success phobia include:
catastrophising
ignoring the positive
exaggerating
over generalizing
looking for disaster
thinking in all or nothing terms.

Terror: A persistent and overwhelming fear of Success.

Obsessive Thoughts: Difficulty thinking about anything other than the fear of Success.

Desire to Flee: An intense instinct to leave the situation that involves the fear of Success.

Anticipatory Anxiety: Persistent worrying about upcoming events or situations that involve the fear of Success.

What Everyday Signals set off the Fear of Success
1. Seeing Any picture showing some kind of "Success".
2. Watching Any movie scene that shows "Success".
3. Listening to any song or music that has "Success" in it.
4. Any person talking about or mentioning "Success".
5. Visiting any website that mentions anything about "Success".
6. Any other event, situation or person that resembles "Success".

Family members and friends must be aware that such signals will trigger off this fear of Success in the person concerned and should be careful not to keep any of the above mentioned triggers, signs, symbols, etc. of "Success" near the person suffering from this fear of Success.

Fear of Success Treatment

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Fear of Success Control and Prevention
Control this fear of Success by not being around any events, situations or people that can trigger this fear or increase it until you get appropriate treatment for the fear of Success. Discussing your fear of Success openly with your therapist is crucial for successful treatement of the fear of Success. If the mention of 'Success' by someone sends chills down your spine then it's time for you to consult a trained psychotherapist as quickly as possible.

Risky Career Options for People with the Fear of Success
- Jobs where Success is involved or anything which resembles or is connected to "Success".

Good Career Options for People with this Phobia
- Jobs where Success is not involved or anything which resembles or is connected to "Success" is not present.

Phobia statistics source: National Institute of Mental Health & Savio DSilva's Phobia Handbook.

Disclaimer - Fears listed here are for information, treatement, awareness & knowledge of the Fear of Success. Our aim is to treat any kind of phobia or fear & compile a Phobia Dictionary out of the research on all fears or phobias conducted by Savio DSilva.

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