I stop myself from doing things because I'm afraid of failing.

I've done this my entire life. If I'm just going to fail then why do I bother. When I know I should do things to better myself I stand in my own way and keep myself from progressing.

I'm anxious and nervious right now and I just wanted to talk about it. I'm an aspiring comic writer that wants to get his story published, but the fear of failure is keeping me from writing up more work for it. I have a lot of things done but I'm so worried that what I write isin't going to be good enough that I run from the idea of writing more. I know deep down inside that I am good. I know that I can write my comic and get it published, but I'm so fucking afraid that I'll approach a million publishers and they'll tell me to either come back with an artist, or that I'm not good enough.

I don't know what to do. I want to succeed in my efforts and I want to find an artist to draw my comic, but I'm broke and I can't afford to pay one. Every single artist I've approached has told me either money up front or no deal. I don't know where to go or look anymore and I'm so close to just giving up on one of my dreams because I'm so lost in the what ifs and the what could be.