stop caring about what other people think of me

I think that this is another goal that is more progressional than just being done at a certain point. I feel like I am making progress though. Usually I watch very carefully what I say around people I do not know very well or just do not feel comfortable with, but I am starting to open up more. I enjoy life more when I let people get to know the real me instead of trying to fade into the background so that no one notices my flaws. I think I just do this out of fear that if people actually get to know me then they might not like me. I am not sure how to handle that kind of rejection because if they did not know me very well then I could chalk it up to that. When someone actually knows me really well and does not like me though, I am not sure how to deal with that. I just wish I wish I was comfortable enough with myself to not fear the rejection of others. I feel like I should be more mature than this. It makes me wonder if I will ever get over these adolescent feelings.

i need to do what i think is right and have my own style and not care what other people think. i think I’m almost there i just have to get over what my friends think.

It will help my self-esteem and peaople will actually sence it in a good way :)

I always worry about what people think of me.
I know its stupid, but I find it really hard to think about anything else.

eeuh, ik irriteer me heel vaak aan mezelf, of ik alles wel perfect doe enzo..
maar ik heb bedacht, dat ik gewoon mezelf moet zijn.. en als mensen me dan gaan haten/afstoten/verafschuwen/niet meer mogen .. hun fout. ik ben wie ik ben, en ik kan er niks aan veranderen. en ik ben blij met mezelf. dus ik ga gewoon mn eigen ding doen ..

I tend to gravitate towards people who don’t care what others think of them. I want to be as confident as they are!

It is a strange thing that the quality of so many people’s day depends on what others think of them.

I would like to shed this fear of not doing something because someone may think ill of me, I would like to walk down the street singing without caring about the people I pass looking at me, it is something I strive to achieve.

i haven’t done this 100% but i dont think anyone has. everyone people pleases to an extent…if only to be lawful. but I don’t parade around with an image to keep up anymore

Okay anybody who can actually do this..is a liar. they care they just lie better about it then the rest of us. I am just going to try to to ignore ppl who r thinking about me bc I am not interested in thier opinions. Unless they are rich and single and love me and look like that cheating french guy in that movie with kate hudson… for him..I WOULD care…

Is this impossible? I have been thinking about this goal more than I probably should, being a graduate student and all.

I never stop thinking about the consequences of my actions. Even if I have made a decision or made a choice, I obsess about how other people are going to take that decision. I factor in how it will effect my family, my friends, the country, the world. Every choice becomes bigger than it is.

It’s not even about pleasing another person… it’s about truly caring about what other people think of me. But, the only person who is in control of me is me. So, why should other’s opinions matter?

sigh