The Downside of Trying New Things

I do not want to scare you off or discourage you from trying or learning a new skill. Instead, I expect to provide a deeper insight through a critical lens so that you will have an opportunity to view thing from both sides.

It drew my attention today during the Nutrition Lab that I felt so frightened and abandoned. It should be exciting to learn a new skill which was making flat breads in a new kitchen setting, why did I experience negativity? I spent the rest of the day to dissect and analyse the situation. It was concluded that this possibly was a panic attack because I was not able to manage things in my own way, I did not understand the concept and was not familiar with it; moreover, I had to depend on other classmates to complete the assignment; and conflicted with their ideas and methods which against my authentic self; as well as I was put in a new environment and returned to social circle after a long break.

Please do not take it wrong. I was thrilled to learn and cook a new recipe that happened beyond my 'scope of practice' or familiarity. I hope this honest sharing would give you different aspects of the topic. Learning a new thing might be challenging, nerve-racking, and discouraging at the beginning. It perfectly is normal! We should at least give it a try. If it sparked our interests, we would invest more time and energy into it; if not, just moving forward and being open to the upcoming ones. Don't limit ourselves due to fear of failure. Take it easy and enjoy the process!