The fear of being ordinary

The fear of being ordinary

Were you told as a child that you were special in some way?  And do you now, as an adult, find yourself still striving for this to be true – to stand out, to be exceptional in some way?  While, at the same time, a deep fear tugs at you: that you might simply be ‘ordinary’?  Not just average in ability, but somehow unremarkable, unseen, or forgettable. In this article, we’ll explore what may lie beneath this fear, how it might have developed, how…