When was the last time your fears became your biggest motivatior?

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When was the last time something you feared ended up being the thing that greatly motivated you? You’re still scared but you have to face it at some point and fear has oddly been pushing you to do so.

Does this question make sense?
Thoughts and feelings?

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Deadlines are a fear of mine. They help me write effectively

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All the time, I have ADHD and OCD which is a wicked combo :joy:

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At 20 I was living with my parents, working a dead end job. I was gripped by the fear of being stuck in my hometown, like that was how it was going to be for the rest of my life.

I panicked, started plotting my escape. I was going to change my life, move out if it kills me. And I did just that; applied to uni (to a subject I actually like, nevermind expectations or career prospects), moved far far away. Started my life over from scratch, and I’m so glad I did. Now look at me baby I’m a star!! :star:

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I can’t remember ever being motivated to do anything because of fear, other than locking doors and taking sensible security precautions. Why do you ask? Has someone threatened you? Invest in some pepper spray or a bear banger! Also, Amazon has stun guns in pretty colors! ヽ(^。^)丿💜

https://www.amazon.com/Streetise-Pain-Stun-Self-Defense/dp/B08C9G4M9K/

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unfortunately my fear is actually undiagnosed mental illness and it motivates me to be paralyzed and/or avoidant.

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Are you talking about something like fear of failure motivating a person to succeed? Or maybe a fear of missing out motivating a person into doing something they might not otherwise do?

For me, I’m not sure if fear has ever motivated me into doing something. It sure has motivated me into not doing something :stuck_out_tongue: Like, not upsetting someone who is unpleasant when upset

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Yes.

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That’s fine.

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I can talk about my characters better than myself :stuck_out_tongue: Would that help?

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I will make a thread for that later.

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Honestly? Never. Never had a fear motivate me

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Thought no one would want to read my writing, but it made me want to get better at writing

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Awesome.

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Something I’ve been working on. I did a ton of writing before my break, but now I’m back to writing and getting good views. I’m getting 7 to 10 views per part on a 5,800-read story. My first non pg story I got anywhere with

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