A fear of failure was an intense and irrational fear of not meeting one's own or others' expectations.
According to his medical school diaries, Julian Bashir wrote his innermost thoughts, including his struggle to graduate top of his class, his dream of a career in Starfleet, and his constant fear of failure. (DS9: "Armageddon Game")
The name for this fear is atychiphobia.
| Phobias |
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| Agoraphobia • Aquaphobia • Aviophobia • Claustrophobia • Nihiliphobia • Transporter phobia • Xenophobia |
| Fear of alien abduction • Fear of death • Fear of failure • Fear of the future • Fear of heights • Fear of intimacy • Fear of losing control • Fear of punishment |