The thought of failing to clear any height in today's qualifying round at the Olympic trials had left her so nervous and irritated in recent weeks that it had begun to affect her jumping.
I made many mistakes and had sleepless nights It's an interesting concept how the thought of failing, pushed me to great success.
For some, the thought of failing can be paralyzing so instead of venturing forward and taking a chance, many choose to do nothing all in an effort to avoid failing.
An important aspect of the curriculum is the restructuring of maladaptive thought patterns to eliminate the idea of "failing".
But some of these live-at-home grads are also turning jobs down, either because they feel over-qualified for what used to be called entry-level positions, or are so scared at the thought of rejection, of failing, that they're waiting for the jobs to come to them.
Federer's grace is his calling card, and to see him stumble is as unusual as the thought of him failing to make a deep run at one of tennis's most important tournaments.
If one were cynical, it might be possible to see this as a bribe to quiet some vocal critics of the law — residents of more affluent communities where the thought of a failing school in their midst would be viewed as a social and economic disaster.
Many "what-ifs" along with the thought of potentially failing got in the way of focusing in on what the gain could be from the opportunity.
More global patterns of paranoia, longstanding histories of failing to trust others (even family members), and other signs of disorganized thinking/formal thought disorder can be suggestive of delusional thought content.
Women are scared to death of failing.
