This is the basis for a lot of AA and general issues. I have bad text game- I don't really love texting to begin with and it can be frustrating. But this morning I realized, it's really just disliking uncertainty.

The same thing happens with AA. You see a girl, want to talk to her, but you are fundamentally uncertain about how you will be received. Rejection sucks, but you get over it faster and faster. Somehow AA can linger. Because rejection is a certainty (it's done and over) it can be a relief in a way. Not knowing where you stand is much harder. But like anything else, it gets easier with practice!

So get comfortable with not knowing everything all the time. Take risks, especially those where the only real potential damage is a temporary ego bruise.

tl;dr: see title