They tell me to "man up" or "stop being so emotional". They always tell me how depressing and disappointing I am. I try and brush it off like I don't care, but it still hurts. It hurts that the people I call my friends would do that. They assume that my life is perfect or that I exaggerate things. They constantly remind me of how much of a baby I really am. They leave me broken......in pieces.......shattered....like glass to the floor. They tell me that I complain too much or that I take things too seriously, but they don't know my true feelings, the real me. They never will understand me, so I do nothing but sit at home and cry. I try and play it tough like I don't have a care in the world. I try to laugh or put on a smile to create the illusion of happiness for my friends' sake. I try to stay positive, look on the bright side, keep an open mind. But I always find myself right back where I was in the beginning. After a while, the false smile becomes transparent. After a while, they soon figure out my trick. I try to explain myself, but I can't. So what do I do?, I sit in embarrassment....and cry.
NO!...I'm not going to cry anymore. I will hold my head up high. I'm proud of who I am. No matter what anybody says or thinks about me, I will let NO ONE steal my joy.
Self-confidence is what many of us lack. We question our abilities and we doubt our own judgement. We often exclude ourselves from speaking out in what we believe in and for what is right in our opinion. When we let others, especially our "friends", tell us that we are stupid, dumb, or worthless, we let them control our mind. We are not puppets. We have our own voice. We should never let anyone or anything bring us down. We should never have to sacrifice belief in ourselves. We should never let someone else steal our happiness away from us.
Definition of SELF-CONFIDENCE
: confidence in oneself and in one's powers and abilities — self–con·fi·dent adjective
— self–con·fi·dent·ly adverb
- Celebrate all of your victories
- Stop putting yourself down
- Stay within your limitations
- Love all of your strengths
- Pat yourself on the back
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