Atychiphobia, a phobia of failing. I just figured out that I have it.
I started school a month ago. I’m taking a chemistry class and it is very difficult for me. The mid-term exam is coming up and I have such a fear of failing it that I have a headache and symptoms of anxiety. I want to completely quit school because I am so afraid of failing classes.
My father told me in the past that I have a fear of failure and I didmissed it. “I don’t have that.” I thought.
The anxiety I am having over this class and college is too exaggerated so I decided to look up this fear of failure. I looked up an article on Psychology Today titled 10 Signs that you might have a fear of failure. It really describes me.
I know that I can’t let this exaggerated fear overcome me. It has ruled my life for too long. I will talk with my psychologist about this issue and work it out.
I have posted the Psychology Today article for you to look at.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-squeaky-wheel/201306/10-signs-you-might-have-fear-failure
Remember, it does get better.
-More than Mental
More than Mental 
Great post! I had never considered that I might have this phobia, but upon reading the link you provided I think it’s a possibility. Failure absolutely terrifies me. I am quite a perfectionist and I find it extremely hard to be forgiving towards my myself. Though I am most afraid of letting my family down and disappointing them. I can never allow that to happen.
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It is tough to have this phobia! A family member told me that she is afraid of her family finding out she failed. I can’t let this phobia stop me and don’t let it stop you!
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