Confessions of a kakorrhaphiophobic

Do you ever have kakorrhaphiophoia, which is fear of failure? I do and this is why.......

Ever since when I was Primary 1, I had never failed a test. I did not fail at my tests and usually passed until I was Primary 4. At Primary 4, I was studying for a Chinese test at that time. I was very confident that I would pass the test, seeing as I passed a lot of tests before that. You might say that I was overconfident, but I really thought I would pass.

I failed anyway, but I never recovered from it. I was so scarred that when I went home, I hid myself in my bed, shivering over my grades. I feared the reaction from my parents. They were angry and punished me.

Now that I looked back, it was stupid of me to fear failure. I should have gotten over my fear for years now, but I am, admittedly, still afraid of failure