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May 21, 2006, 10:03 am PDT
Self Image
Quote From: tooemoHi. My name's Tiffany Turner. You know i've had some extreme issues with this factor and i still do. It has effected me greatly but once i began to realize that if someone doesn't want to accept me, than they don't deserve to know me. Alot of people made fun of me and i was usually bullied. This is a big part ot my problems with self image. I never trusted anyone until i met someone who was just like me but different in many ways. We connected and opened up to each other. I guess i can say that i got this tip/behavior from her. I never show anyone the real me unless i've gotten to know them and that i can trust them. I also don't open up if i know that we wouldn't be the greatest friends. I guess it's all about confidence in yourself and in who you want to be accepted by. But don't ever try too hard (let me rephrase that) don't even try hard for anyone to accept you. You can only be yourself once that person has already seen a simple glimpse of who you really are. There's over a billion fish in the sea, so there's gonna be someone who's gonna love everything about you and your personality. It's been my experience that you get what you want the moment you stop looking. You just have to wait it out or go looking for them. I hope this helps. Thank you so much for your response. Things you said about being bullied and not easily trusting others hit a nerve -PHYSICALLY! Tears came to my eyes, my face flushed and my breathing changed. And that is a big part of my problem. I am a grown up; but when certain buttons are pushed, it is like reliving the pain from my own experiences with bullying and the resulting lack of trust. I get this physiological response that I can't hide. You seem to have progressed to a point of controlling yourself much better than I. Do you have any specific methods, ideas, etc. that I could practice to get to where you are. I hope I'm not seeming ungrateful, but what I think I need is a method of adjusting my brain and retraining my body to avoid those kind of responses. What I need is a personality makeover. If I wanted to makeover my face, I could look in a magazine and get directions of where to put the makeup. I don't think my feelings are anymore sensitive or deep than the average person. But I can't get a handle on how to control the physical responses. I'm open to any suggestions.
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