Do You Fear Making a Mistake?

It has come to my attention recently through various paths that people in general have this fear of making a mistake. I sure do understand that because for many years I was held in the grip of that fear.
I got stuck in jobs and relationships and living arrangements when it was clear that they did not suit me. Why did I stay put. Well duh...I was afraid. I was not only afraid I was petrified of making a mistake. What if I made a choice that made things even worse? How would I ever recover from that?
I couldn't even entertain the possibility that making a change might actually improve my life....even if only in a small way. I couldn't visualize life being better. I figured I would just stay put. After all I knew the ins and outs of the situations I was in. They were comfortable in an uncomfortable sort of way.
Don't rock the boat I reasoned..it might get worse.
It was only when the uncomfortability outweighed everything else that I could decide to make a change ....even if it might be a change for the worse.
It wasn't of course. Life got better. Sure the transition time is always tough... but after that life really improved.
I hadn't made a mistake I had made a choice for myself and it worked out.
I wish I hadn't waited so long and as time has progressed I the fear of making a wrong choice has lessened.
I get help making choices if I need to...I get support and it just gets easier and the results are more positive.
There are always ways to get through the fear and get on with our lives if we want to.