hey there, this is a quite important matter to me and I'd like you to share your experiences if you want.

I really struggle with the fear of not achieving my goals. It got really bad at a point when I developed an anxiety disorder to catch Covid (or any other illness basically). This anxiety disorder was 100% triggered by the fear of not achieving my goals. "what if my covid infection leads to long-term damages and will disqualify me from becoming an astronaut?" questions like this one. For a time I was completely unable to work at all. The specific Covid anxiety has gotten better since vaccination and after taking therapy. But sometimes I still struggle with the thought of what I would do if did't become an astronaut. Statistically speaking that's most likely the case. It feels like the goal of becoming an astronaut has become my whole identity. If I don't make it, then who am I ?

Do you also struggle with an obsessive goal? How do you handle it?