Quote: Sometime thinking about rejection is worse than what the actual rejection is.
ALL the time it is for me. I am also afraid of spiders...sorta. I am actually afraid of the WEB more than the spider. It's because if I am in the web, I know the spider MAY be on me and MAY bite me. Once I see the spider, I'm actually ok.
SO, I am more afraid of the situation as I am leading up to it, but once I manage to get past THAT fear, the actual situation is pretty free of fear. It's taking that first step that really sucks.