Breaking Down Options

[demolished]

A year ago, I was very confident about myself and to people around me. i try not to avoid people or i will miss an opportunity to meet new people. I was courageous and fought against my fear. Then, i was able to face and had fun with people. Back then, i had low self esteem and I wasn't quite comfortable socializing with people. I always felt apart from them.



This new school year, i felt different. i lose my sense of who i am. i felt a major impact from last year and this year. Something is bringing me down. i wasn't confident, or courageous anymore which means, I'm really losing myself. I don't even know my goal anymore. I feel very isolated by people and...lonely. I have trouble facing people now. I am a lot less happy from last year. Last year was a blast and all that jazz with friends.



Yeah, I am really paranoid about myself. What can I do about myself? I lived by quotes and it's not working anymore or ... I forgot these quotes.

[*Uronacid*]

Have you ever tried:

ACTING "AS IF"

Acting as if you are confident. Yeah, I know it sounds crazy, but it's a real thing. Act as if you are confident. Buy a journal, and write in it. Every time you you don't feel confident enought in yourself empty your feelings into the journal. You don't have to wright about the fear. Just wright about whatever your feeling or thinking at the time. You will begin to see a predominant reason that keeps you from being confident. It will help you understand yourself. Talk to trusted friends about what you learn about yourself. If you know someone that knows you very well they can tell you what they see in you, and help you by sharing their perspective.

It's not going to have an instant effect, but it will help. ;] It helped me.