Mental Health Care: When You’re Learning to Be Okay With Yourself - 7 Signs You Lack Confidence

A lack of self confidence can be pretty tricky to tame, especially if you’re not paying attention to the ways it affects your everyday behavior. A lack of confidence can have a dramatic effect on your life. It will keep you in your comfort zone because that's where you feel safe with little risk of failure. Over time, you risk losing your motivation, which can also cause low self esteem. Do you think you might lack confidence? Are you looking for tips on how to be more confident? In this video, we will be talking about the signs you might lack confidence. This will look and feel different from person to person, so take what resonates with you! If you relate to this video and would like to know whether you might be dealing with low self esteem, we've got you covered too: https://youtu.be/qRT0vnWgO9w Writer: Gabrielle LaFrank Script Editor: Isadora Ho Script Manager: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera Animator: Grace Cárdenas Cano YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong “Body Posture Affects Confidence In Your Own Thoughts, Study Finds.” ScienceDaily, ScienceDaily, 5 Oct. 2009, www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091005111627.htm. Rose, Hannah. “Why Do We Constantly Seek the Approval of Others?” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, 22 June 2019, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/working-through-shame/201906/why-do-we-constantly-seek-the-approval-others. Team, GoodTherapy Editor. “Isolation.” Learn about Emotional and Social Isolation, Treatment For, GoodTherapy, 8 Aug. 2018, www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/isolation. If you have any stories or topic requests that you would like to share with us, feel free to email us at [email protected]