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How to stop caring what other people think of me
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 How I did it: For me, it was as simple as finding the root of the problem, my self confidence, and working to resolve it. It was one of the best changes I've ever made. I'd definately recommend everyone learning this. It gives you so much more freedom. Now, I can order food at a restaurant without freaking out about the server looking at me, or raise my hand in class to give an answer. If someone makes a comment about how I look, I can -honestly- shrug it off.
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How I did it: It's a difficult thing to do... but the first part is self-discovery and self-love. Some knowledge of psychology and not letting emotions take over every time is the key. People that take others' opinions to heart usually are rather self-conscious. They don't know who they are or what's right for them, so they just assume that others are right. Another part is that sometimes people develop their personalities, but refuse to change them in… Read how I did it…
Mark can't wait to get out on his own, explore the world around him.
How I did it: Initially I just had a email going to me every couple of days, reminding me of this goal. I didn't think about it consciously, but when I started my senior year of high school, I realized how I don't really care too much about most of the people at school, and I shouldn't try to impress them, I should just live my own life without worrying about what other people think. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I remember being outgoing, confident, and full of life as a child, but somewhere around the time adolescence hit I started to feel inadequate. For a long time I did not know how to make myself feel good about myself. I sought validation and approval from other people constantly, and it was the only source of my confidence. I'd stop myself from speaking up in class or talking to new people out of fear of being ridiculed. After high school … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I had a lot of patience. I was always a fairly shy person, but I just realized I did not want to be that way, and I wanted to stop caring what people thought of me. Shyness and caring what others think sort of go hand-in-hand, so by conquering one I figured I could conquer the other. I put myself in uncomfortable situations, worked in jobs that required me to be assertive, traveled to places with strangers, and started to dance like crazy… Read how I did it…
How I did it: First out, I just thought, who do you spend every second of every minute of every day of your life with? Not your boyfriend or parents or spouse or brother or your best friend, that's for sure. YOU are the only person that you spend all of your time with. Why care about other peoples' opinions who are just passing through?At the same time I figured that out, I realized how crappy my self esteem was. Worrying about how other people thought… Read how I did it…
but it’s probably the most important thing I need to achieve in my life.
There are so many opportunities and experiences I have let pass by due to fear of what others would say or do. I’m really not prepared to continue like that. So slowly but surely I will achieve this goal.
I do almost everything with ‘what will they think of me’ in mind.. i wanna stop it
~M.lle Vanigliavvelenata~ is done with school!
I used to mark this goal as done, but I feel as I’ve never stopped caring about others’ opinions – or at least I did for just one month.
I’ve stopped wearing most of my favourite outfits, dyed my hair brunette (I used to have it pink), took off my septum piercing, etc. Now I feel like I’ve given up on being myself, and with ridicolous excuses. It seems so hard to take my confidence back. :/
That’s why I’ve got a very important date tomorrow.
I’m going to the salon and dye my hair fucking pink back. The problem is I’m quite scared of reactions. Ugh.
aquaviolet18 is sick
i’ve been getting so much better at not caring what people think of me!
i used to be insanely shy, just sitting at my desk doing my work and not talking with people around me because i’m afraid that they’re gunna think ‘omg, why is sheee talking to us, she’s a loser’.
but now, i actually talk to some people. I”m an amazing person, why shouldnt i talk to them! hehe
but i still do have stuff to work on, like i wont dance crazily in front of people because i’m afraid they’ll think i’m a loser, and i wont do drama presentations, etc.
but i’m getting there!
Ugh I’m sick of buying expensive clothes and not wearing them just because I’m too scared of people staring at me. It’s gotten ridiculous. I never used to be this bad. :/ I’m even nervous when I’m walking down the road! I get scared waiting for the bus just because there’s houses outside the bus shelter and people might see me. I’m not the ugliest person ever, why should I live in fear?
I’m so sick of caring what other people think of me. It indeed effects my life. So I want to change the situation.
I’m just fed up walking around with this knot in my stomach, with a pang everytime i THINK others are looking at me and thinking i am weird and stuff. I am fed up pushing people away because I think they might look down on me if they knew the real me, or by fearing i might not be good enough. i am done with being scared of saying hi to people, or saying something an agonizing for hours at a time what that other person would have thought. i don’t mean i want to stop caring about anything people think about me, i am just fed up with it ruling my life as it is right now.
NattyM is making progress.
numb, repress, hide, or apologize for my unique self!
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rukind asks,
“Besides Therapy, any tricks for this one?”
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caresharenet asks,
“How do I get happy in my own skin and stop caring what others think?”
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