Hello Everyone and Happy Holidays! Today we are talking about a topic that is extremely important in your journey to your dreams and also your overall confidence and wellbeing. I really hope that you enjoy this post and benefit from this topic about acknowledging insecurity. (if you don’t want to read this, just listen to the podcast episode, the link is at the bottom) Let’s get into it!<\/p>\n
So let’s be honest, insecurity really has a way of creeping into our lives at unexpected times. Many times I’ve found that when seedlings of insecurity grow, they\u00a0really\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>take root and it’s hard to get rid of them. I’m sure that I’m no exception, but in my day to day life I find it hard to acknowledge insecurity and to ask for help when I need it; it seems that I’d rather struggle with it than ask for help sometimes. I’m here to tell you all today that it isn’t healthy to allow insecurity to flourish and to allow feelings of low self-worth to survive. Instead, we should be vocal about our struggles and take steps towards resolving them in the near future while leaning on each other for support. Before we get into how to mitigate feelings of insecurity, let’s talk about what some signs of insecurity are and the impact that they can have on your wellbeing and journey to your dreams.<\/p>\n I first started to notice that I was battling insecurity when I began to experience feelings of low self-worth and worry that everything that I did was wrong. Afraid to look people in the eye, I neglected to make eye-contact because I believed that I wasn’t worthy of respect from others. I also spoke in a somewhat quiet voice with my head bowed and my eyes downcast. All of this was done because I allowed the little voice of insecurity to whisper in my ear every day that I was worthless, ugly, unintelligent, and meant to be disrespected. This was a period in my life of extremely low self-confidence, I, in seventh grade was already convinced that my life was a complete waste. I allowed others to use me as a doormat (figuratively), I allowed them to taunt me and walk all over me with their words and laughter. I complied. I allowed myself to be silenced, all because of the nagging voice inside my head telling me that I was worthless. Since then I have slowly but surely silenced the self-depreciating voice inside my head and learned to acknowledge insecurity and stop it in its tracks. Which brings me back to this post, I want all of you to know that sometimes insecurity comes knocking at your door, but you need to believe that you are amazing and worthy of love and respect. If you notice any of the signs of insecurity that I mentioned above such as feelings of low self-worth, low self-confidence, and allowing others to disrespect you, please know that you are not alone and that you are worth much more than what the little voice in your head tells you. Let’s move on to how to mitigate these feelings.<\/p>\n If as you begin to acknowledge insecurity you notice that it is very severe and is causing other things such as depression, I highly encourage you<\/strong><\/em> to speak to your doctor or healthcare provider about it. If you are experiencing feelings similar to the ones that I felt and mentioned above, try these tactics and see how you feel afterward. My\u00a0first tip\u00a0<\/strong>is to start to do daily self-affirmations, these are sayings that you can repeat every day to remind you of your self-worth, beauty, and intelligence. I do them often and find them to be an immense confidence booster, some examples are “I am beautiful”, “I am worthy of respect”, “I am intelligent”, and “I am amazing”. My second tip<\/strong>\u00a0is to make eye-contact with people and try your best to radiate confidence. I found that this tactic helped me the most, I guess in some cases (very few) you really do have to fake it until you make it! Lol \ud83d\ude42\u00a0My\u00a0final tip\u00a0<\/strong>is to keep a journal of your thoughts and feelings. Throughout my journey to higher self-confidence, I found that writing in a journal made me feel a lot better, when I allowed myself to write my feelings down a\u00a0 huge weight was lifted off of my shoulders because my mind could finally relax. I really hope that you try these tactics starting today and that you begin to find how to acknowledge and eradicate insecurity in your daily life. Your future is very bright, the world is waiting for you\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>to be the next change maker and the next person to truly make a difference. Ignore the voice inside of your head and instead push on towards achieving your goals and dreams.<\/p>\n Dream-Succeed-Achieve,<\/strong><\/p>\n Live Life The Girl Way<\/strong><\/p>\n