Fear of failure
The fear of failure, also known as atychiphobia, is an irrational and persistent fear of failing. This fear can stem from a number of sources. Sometimes it might emerge in response to a specific situation. In other cases, it might be related to another mental health condition such as anxiety or depression. The fear of failure may also be related to being a perfectionist. Because perfectionists have such high expectations for how they expect things to turn out, they may experience a nagging fear that they won't live up to those often unrealistically high standards. Fear of failure is essentially a fear of shame. People who have a fear of failure are motivated to avoid failing not because they cannot manage the basic emotions of disappointment, anger, and frustration that accompany such experiences but because failing also makes them feel deep shame.
Cherry, K. (2023). How to deal with the fear of failure. Verywell mind. Retrieved from: https://shorturl.at/3L6bF
Winch, G. (2013). 10 signs that you might have fear of failure. Psychology today. Retrieved from: https://shorturl.at/rpI26