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[keenman]

Might it not be that I'm not afraid of making money, but that I fear success? That seems much more at the root of my problem...

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[john1082]

You're not alone.

[branwyn]

Hmm. I realize that, as a "phobia", it need not (and some would say it "does not", by definition) "make sense" for you to fear the things that you fear. However, it seems to me that "fearing success" might easily be a fear of any number of other more- and less-tangible things that come with, or are associated with success - money, as you noted; but also possibly fame or being recognized, being different from one's peers, responsibility, becoming pidgeon-holed in the area of your success, etc

[keenman]

Being different has always been a huge one for me as well.