About Confidence

People who are confident and self-assured tend to be those who are naturally sociable, who achieve success in their chosen profession or career and who take full advantage of all opportunities that come their way in life. People are attracted to confident people and enjoy spending time in their company: they tend to be happier and more relaxed, and are often easier to be with than those who lack self-confidence and self-esteem.

Many of us will suffer with a lack of confidence at some point in our lives and this is only natural. However, for some people this lack of confidence is an almost constant battle in their lives.

Life can be quite challenging for those who have poor levels of self-confidence, self-belief and/or self-image. For example, making and keeping friends can be difficult; socialising in large groups may create anxiety or worry; going for job interviews may be problematic; speaking on the telephone may not be easy; even buying new clothes may be stressful. For this group of people, there are likely to be unresolved issues from their past that are undermining their confidence levels on a daily basis.

Many of the features, and the impact, of low self-confidence mirror issues associated with problems such as anxiety (see Anxiety and Panic Attacks), stress (click Stress for more info), and social phobia (click Fears And Phobias).
It is likely that many people who have low self-confidence also suffer aspects of these other difficulties.

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