I Am Afraid of Rejection

When Will I Learn... You tell people this and they just don't seem to fully understand what harm it can do I have been rejected and made a fool of so many times in the past that every time it has happened a part of me is destroyed. So when you start to like someone you are always thinking it will happen again and you are constantly on your guard.But then you start thinking this could be real it could actually work for me this time but I have to show I care more than I have done in the past. But then as in my case you find that you have gone to fast with things and just end up scaring the other person off then it is to late yet another dream lost.You may ask so why try so hard well the answer is a simple one the fear of rejection is just so great. Because it has taken you a great deal of effort and nerve to get as far as telling someone you like them if they respond with the same then all that goes through your mind is I cant fail this time it will work it has to so you go all out and ruin it.