I am 18 years old and I honestly never was self-conscious until after the breakup of my first love when I was 16. I do believe that that semi- ties in to why I am this way, but I want it to stop. I have my own fashion- sense AND I do pride myself on getting up extra early in the morning to do my hair and makeup before jetting off to my classes, (which, in college, most girls where hoodies and sweats to class and just throw their hair up in a bun. I personally can not go out of my house looking like a ragga muffin but I guess that’s just me. I do workout sometimes too. When I admit that I am self-conscious, most people I know look at me funny and ask me why I am. It’s almost as if they think “how on earth could she be self-conscious?!”. I really try my best to put my best self forward and I hope that others see that too. I just really want to SEE it in MYSELF though. Any tips, advice, or exercises to practice in public would be awesome!