I am scared to be myself?!
Question: Growing up I was constantly told to shut up and not act like myself. I was constantly told that if I act like myself noone would want to be my friend. So I have been trying to force myself to be something im not for so long. Now I have finally decided to take a stand and become myself. But now I am so scared to act how I want to act because of what others think.
What should I do to become comfortable in my own skin.
Answers: Growing up I was constantly told to shut up and not act like myself. I was constantly told that if I act like myself noone would want to be my friend. So I have been trying to force myself to be something im not for so long. Now I have finally decided to take a stand and become myself. But now I am so scared to act how I want to act because of what others think.
What should I do to become comfortable in my own skin.
if u spend ur life trying to be someone else all the time u will never discover urself n ppl will never know the real u.ppl will never love u for the person u r.i can understand y u feel tht way.u have had experiences where u have been asked not to be urself but u have to start sometime.ppl will probably love u for who u r not who u pretend to be.be confident n take the thot off ur mind tht if ur urself then ppl wont like u.u have to try it to find out if its true.so try it.be jus who u r!do what u wud do as u!not someone else.it maybe difficult at first but if u dont do it now u will never want to start.
hang out with people who are like you (when you act yourself), this way, when you do act yourself, they will not judge you.
You just said it, you have to act the way YOU are, forget about what will the people will say, If they love you the will love you for who you are. So free yourself and start being who you want to be. yourself.
it just takes practice. some people may like you , others may not. just take a risk and try again and again. you will get more confident the more you do it. it's like riding a bicycle. the first 20 times or so may not be easy, but after awhile, you will be comfortable being yourself and it will be more natural.
good luck to you
be yourself baby, come out of the shell.There is awhole big world out here waiting on you. Life is short. Make every day important. Forget the haters. Be yourself. If people don't like it than they can screw. No one should judge you. The older I get the less I care what people think. This is a messed up world so be who you want to be with no regrets
peace out........................................
Are you some kind of superhero like Wonderwoman? If so that would be a good thing.
I highly suspect that you are high maintenance and a pain in the a*s. If you are alright with that then it is OK. You will attract people just like you in the long run. Love them anyway.
But we all have to take some effort to be polite to people and not only think of ourselves.
If you are talking about doing Summer theater or something rather than being an accountant like your parents want (yuck!) then follow your dream. Best luck and cheers.
do just as you said above!! RELAX AND BE YOURSELF!! it will be hard since that is against what you was taught and raised but hey sometimes we gotta do what we gotta do man! people only i say only like people who are honest and real!! and you living like i did as a gay guy is against what others will love about you and me as well! i know you aren't gay but its all the same me keeping mine hid living a fake life and a lie for 25 years of my life and when i learned not to care what others said or they did because they are always gonna say or do what they are gonna say and do man! no matter how you act or who you are as a person there will always be people who don't like us for some reason or another! and just know you don't have to do that over kill and go out of you way to be nice and kill them with kindness! i my boyfriend of almost 10 years wears about a 2 inch tall Mohawk and i told him the other day that he was being overkilled with kindness but only when he had his hair mohawked up! and he said it was to let people know that not everyone that is different or maybe weird looking in there ayes was a bad or mean person! i told him but yea your not that nice when you have a ball cap on why would you try to be different he said he didn't realize he was till i said that now he is still just as good of a person with the hat on as he is with his hair standing up lol! it is the little things that make you notice things like that lol!! you do need to be yourself no matter who or what you are as a person! and know if you don't have anyone girlfriend/boyfriend in your life they will only wanna know and love you not the person you was raised to be! im not saying that you was raised as a bad person or have bad things about you i am just saying no matter how we are raised we gotta learn to be ourselves no matter who or what we are to be loved by someone else as an equal!! ps belle your answer is awesome your a sweet girl!!
its fine just be urself all the time i would try to act cool and shy..but now im myself which is outgoing and funny and believe me i have way more friends.......be urself others will like u u dont have to live a lie