Then let me rephrase it as "fear of the merely postponed, but now possibly more destructive failure". I think calling it "fear of success" is valuable because

Then let me rephrase it as "fear of the merely postponed, but now possibly more destructive failure". I think calling it "fear of success" is valuable because it helps shift your viewpoint on it - instead of fearing defeat, it opens up what you should actually care about - what happens after you either win or lose the thing you are anxious about.