The friend of mine suffered from being afraid of changes. This girl was a very good actor. One day she met a man and fell in love with him, but her love vanished very soon because of his selfishness and meanness. He didn’t let her practice because he wanted to have her by his side at all times; to talk to her when he was bored; he didn’t pay any attention to her requests not to interrupt her rehearsals, not to break her time-schedule, and to let her do what she loved most – acting.

   But he demanded to call him every two hours to report where she was, what she was doing, etc. He could call her during her rehearsals and interrupt the process. He didn’t care that the director became angry and his calls annoyed not only his girlfriend but other actors as well. If she had her phone turned off, he questioned her till she was in tears, and suspected her in having a love affair. When she had a good day, he was always grumbling that she didn’t love him. Her success and progress, good friends and wonderful relations with her colleagues always displeased him. However, if she had a bad day, he was in a good mood, and tried to support her, as if he was the only perfect person in the world for her.

   My friend’s acting became worse, and she started to lose her form. Gradually, her career went down; the theatres stopped to invite her, knowing she would have problems during the rehearsals; studios stopped the contracts with her. She complained that there wasn’t enough time to practice and the reason was her boyfriend.

   A year passed and the life of my friend got worse. She stopped practicing, she cried and quarreled with her man, but she could not leave him. Hundred times she packed her things, and hundred times she unpacked them. She was afraid of changes.

  My friend left her acting, stayed with her boyfriend, but continued to call me and complain about her bad luck and awful relationship. She tried to get some parts in the performances of the local theatres. She played on stage, but rare and mostly for amateurs and … for free. She could not do any better, because of her jealous boyfriend.

   A year later this couple broke apart, then, the lovely couple reunited, and — split again. They are still splitting and reuniting, but the dreams of my friend to become a star have vanished forever. She is working as a salesperson at a small store, cursing herself for her love of being afraid of changes. Do I need to add anything else? I don’t think so.

   So, if you feel that you are afraid to change anything, start fighting against this feeling. How? Just make changes in spite of your fear and see the results. They will please you… trust me