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What is something that is stopping you from following your dream, and why are you letting it?

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I've just realized not long ago, that I've been censoring myself.
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Posted Jul 18th, 2009 at 8:25PM
I used to dream about competing in mixed martial arts.

But I have had a couple sports hernias since then and have come to the conclusion that getting involved in a sport where I would most likely be routinely struck in the groin/abdomen area would not be a wise choice.

However, if they could reinforce my stomach with admantium.... Hrrrmmmm!
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Posted Jul 18th, 2009 at 8:33PM
Money and the economy, and I'm not letting it. If I could get a mechanic gig either here or another state, money will come easier, and things will start fitting.
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Posted Jul 18th, 2009 at 8:39PM
money for one. not really something i can do a whole lot about right now. and my daughter. i love her to death, but the rest of her family is here. i would move in a heartbeat if i could.
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Posted Jul 18th, 2009 at 8:40PM
fear, the one and only thing - it underlies all these answers ( humbly)
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Posted Jul 18th, 2009 at 8:52PM
indecision...because it's so hard to follow your dream when you don't know what dream you want to follow...
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Posted Jul 18th, 2009 at 9:07PM
Money. I don't have enough of it. I don't have enough to go back to school and get credentials for new career. I'm in limbo right now.
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Posted Jul 18th, 2009 at 9:13PM
i am stopping myself from following my dream because at the moment i don't know what my dream is.
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Posted Jul 18th, 2009 at 9:45PM
My body, my genes, having Endometriosis Stage 4, and a hysterectomy stopped me from being a mother as I will never be able to conceive or have babies. Yes I no I could adopt but it wouldn't be the same to me in my heart of hearts.
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Posted Jul 18th, 2009 at 9:46PM
Creating music even if just for myself.

Lack of money. Not talking about just a guitar and a keyboard. Synths, drums, recording material with a new Mac.

It will come true, just gotta situate myself better.
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Posted Jul 18th, 2009 at 9:56PM
my low self esteem =/ i compare myself to others who are much better than me and it brings me down
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Posted Jul 18th, 2009 at 9:58PM
I have decided not to follow my dream because it would mean abandoning my husband- which I vowed to God never to do. Therefore by following my dream I would be betraying my vow and my sense of self worth.
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Posted Jul 19th, 2009 at 2:29PM
I dream about having lots of money, being healthy, athletic, intelligent, sexually popular and in love. Money comes fairly easily. Physique does, too. Intelligence -- I've been very intelligent since early childhood, and always liked reading, paying attention, and thinking about life.

Sex and romance are a constant source of frustration and sometimes depression. For whatever reasons (I think I know some of them) I don't attract the really sexy women I want to date and sleep with. But many girls still like me, and I've had a lot of sex partners (from compensating for my frustrations and insecurities).

I guess on the face of it what's stopping me is not having very sexy eye-candy girlfriends that will inspire me to do even more, faster and better. But the real reason is probably my own inaction -- I don't go out and talk to them, and when I do I often get dates, sex, and love.

So I guess what's stopping me are my own defensiveness, insecurities, anger, frustration and depression, being uptight at first (sometimes), being or appearing kind of arrogant, fear of failure, fear of never being good enough (intrinsically), fear of WINNING and losing my pet depression, and similar. So I bet these are some of the more important underlying reasons.
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Posted Jul 20th, 2009 at 6:44AM
Money. I don't think I am letting it but then I guess you could argue that I could maybe work another job to save some money or live cheaper. I am going to live cheaper but I just don't have the engery or the will to work two jobs. So you could say that I am holding myself back as I am lazy...
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