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Search Results: overcoming low self esteem
How I combated shyness, improved my social skills and became proud of myself!
This is my story based on my life experiences. I am writing this article because I hope I can help encourage and inspire other shy people to change their life. When I was a young child... and then a teenager, I was...
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Explorer Age: 36 How do you let go of anger and pain that you've been holding onto for a long time?
The anger and pain I hold stems mostly from my family's side and I think traumatic events from school ( I didn't have a bad time at school I enjoyed myself a lot it was just those moments of loneliness). The anger from...
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Xper 5 Age: 26 Raise Your Self-Esteem: 9 Effective Ways To Build Self-Esteem
1) Stop Comparing Yourself To Others Comparing yourself to other people and to their lives is a self- destructive mindset to have.It robs you of your happiness, and lowers your self-esteem .The only person you should...
7 Things To Let Go Of To Find Happiness
1) Your Mistakes Mistakes are inevitable,but dwelling on your mistakes just robs you of your happiness in the present.Mistakes don't need to define you in a negative way,they can make you wiser, stronger, and more...
Help! I'm really struggling... How do I overcome extreme jealousy in relationships?
So I've been going through this for a while now and I'm at my wits end. I'm dating an amazing guy that is so trustworthy and faithful and for years (even in other relationships) I can't seem to trust him or any other guys...
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(30-35) Is it normal that I’m never attracted to black guys because of how some treated me as a child and teenager?
I’m black and the last black guy I liked was when I was between 9 and 10. He made fun of my braids and was generally condescending to me in a way no one else was, in our predominantly white, then Asian (with minorities of...
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(30-35) Fat Shaming and Fat Acceptance are Both Wrong and Hiding the REAL Problem with Female Body Image Representation
Disclaimer: I use BMI as the unit of measure as an approximation since approximations are all that is required for me to make my point here. I know BMI is a flawed measurement system, but there isn’t a better quantifiable...
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Xper 5 Age: 31 Single Girl Rant: Feeling Hopeless That You Will Never Find "the One"? Ladies, You Are Not Alone.
Before anyone takes the initiative to chew my head off, I am aware that there is no such thing as "the one". When I refer to the one, I am speaking of an individual(s) that you have a special connection with from multiple...
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(30-35) How to improve confidence and self esteem?
I have pretty bad self esteem and confidence (obviously, based on the title!) And I guess it's gotten to a point now where I feel like I need to take action and try to sort it out. So I'm wondering if any of you...
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(30-35) What do you think about my sled perspective?
I've been struggling with low self-esteem for a while now. I've never thought of myself as an attractive guy, even though others have told me that I am. My concern for not looking good enough eventually become a full on...
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Xper 2 Age: 29 Men, Here Are Your 14 Greatest Qualities For a Healthy Relationship
(this is gonna be long...) I've recently been asked by too many people in private, what are the greatest qualities to have a healthy relationship in which you almost never fight and get along. Now, since I think...
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Xper 7 Age: 39 The Gift Of Confidence
Hey g@ggers! I haven't been online in months, and this post will probably explain why. I figured that since some of you seem to enjoy my posts, and a few of you are even invested in my life, I should share this amazing...
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10 Common Cognitive Distortions that Contribute to Negative (or Positive) Thinking
Hello everyone, it's Toad-1 with a new mytake. I should admit right now that I, probably like many people on GAG, suffer from either depression, social anxiety, or some other mental illness. The list I am presenting here...
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Guru Age: 42 How can I start dating when my self esteem is so low?
I actually blew off a lot of guys mostly because of my own personal self-esteem issues. I don't know how to overcome this. Therapy isn't an option right now since I don't have $$ or government help with healthcare. I...
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(36-45) How do you get over shyness and improve your confidence? Has anyone overcome these difficulties?
How does a shy person with low self esteem, overcome these negative feelings and this downward spiral? Has anyone with these problems and a non existent love life managed to overcome these challenges and how?
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Xper 5 Age: 29 How do I overcome lifetime struggle with girls?
Hey, I'm a 21 years old guy who has been struggling with girls. Lately I have been thinking about this and I know that it has to be changed, otherwise I will remain depressed and anxious for eternity. I have never been...
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(30-35) How to Gain Confidence
This article is mainly intended towards those who lack confidence in the social realm, though it describes how to gain confidence in all areas. Let's begin by looking at a dictionary definition of confidence: Confidence:...
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Editor Age: 45 Social Skills Part 1 : Understand How People Think
Are you struggling in your social life? You feel like you’re always the one who doesn’t know what to say and how to act around people? You find yourself confused about how you should act, what you should do in social...
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Xper 6 Age: 29 Confidence may cost me my job?
Hi, I've always suffered from low self esteem and I desperately need to improve it. It's always effected my love life, by stopping me from having one at all. It's never stopped me having friends, but has perhaps caused...
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Xper 5 Age: 31 