Being a newcomer could cause stirred feelings inside us. It is a fascinating, exciting, but confusing or even overwhelming circumstance. We can be enthusiastic, yet worried the outcome discouraging ourselves even more.
The fear of doing something based on our own thoughts or consideration called mental block. Basically, it is a natural survival instinct to protect us from any potential risk which might be threatened ourselves. The lack of our understanding of the state, anxiousness, fearfulness, and the drive to be safe build a thick barrier that prevents crossing action. A frightening well-known nature we need to be wary of, mental block grows over time which implicitly means it will be harder to overcome.
We always have two options, face the mental block and cope with the horror or avoid the position and be safe in the comfort zone. While all of us know breaking the mental block is the only way to live comfortably, it is easier said than done. We may suggest others face the challenge, but hardly have the courage to solve our problems. Run and wish never deal with the terror is an intense tempting alternative but escaping problem will only suspend it from reoccurring again and again. Nevertheless, forcing ourselves to take a small step continuously to pass the barrier is a reasonable long-term solution.
Everything we can do was nil at the beginning. Our actual skill was only a potential at one point and will always be unless we boost ourselves. However, we can list abundant things now because of our previous effort. Trying something then failed is natural, but we never gave up. As an ordinary person, not a special snowflake, I kept telling myself that flunked on the first try is normal. Even so, a significant self-improvement should develop upon every failure.
A new condition might horrifying and escape from a potential risk element is a tempting alternative, yet dealing with the situation is the better -but more challenging- choice to overcome the problem. There always be the first time for everything. Giving up before even trying not only postpone individual's growth, but also the world's since its improvement totally depends on the people.
By the way, this is my first post in February.