Why am I so afraid of shame and fear?

If fear is the awareness of danger's presence, then I am afraid of me.  

If I am afraid of sharing my fears with others, then I'm scared of how others will judge me if they were me listening to me.  

What about me is so scary? 

To you - hopefully - nothing.  

To me, what scares me is my potential for making change.  

That I can change my behavior at any time and do something worth something for you scares me. Because with that change comes expectation, and I could let you down. But what if I set realistic expectations?  

I'm a driven, yet relaxed individual, what if my expectations included slack time?  

It's not in me to conform for the sake of it, what if I better stated to others who I was?  

As I'm writing to you, I'm feeling the proverbial weight come off my shoulders.

What can you do to take the weight off yours?