atychiophobia

Aeron Lo

“atychiphobia” means fear of failure or fear of not being good enough. I often feel like I’m not doing well enough, but those feelings were really amplified during Covid since both my grades and my mental health were going down. I expected myself to do fine or even thrive during quarantine since I’ve always liked solitude, but I definitely fell off after being in solitude for so long that it had turned into isolation. While I wasn’t literally failing academically, I felt that I was falling behind and wouldn’t be able to get back on track. I used acrylic for this painting.

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