I have often felt theres something not right with me. I was overweight as a child, and in elementary school all the way through early highschool, I was teased for it. My mind was filled with negative thoughts and feelings about myself. I had friends but the majority of the 'popular' kids still teased me constantly. At the start of highschool, i moved to a new state with new people. I always thought in my mind, things will be better here because i will make them better. When i started school, I was so self conscious of every action I took, because i wanted to have friends. But because of my self consciousness, I remained silent and to myself for the majority of the time because I was constantly focused on the possible negative outcome of my words or actions. (what if people think that's dumb, etc.) Because of this, I have virtually zero friends my entire freshman year, and I was still teased for being overweight. In my junior year, I lost weight, but the feeling of self consciousness remained even though it had deminished some. Today, I find myself still self conscious in what I say and do. And I still greatly lack confidence in a social enviornment. I find it extremely hard to communicate what I think and feel to others because of my lack of social and communication skills. Is there anything that can be done to boost my confidence and get rid of my social self consciousness?
If you are self conscious you loose your charm. Therefore forget about yourself and concentrate on other people. Also try to think positively about yourself. Group therapy for a couple of years is a good way to boost your confidence and get rid of your social self consciousness.
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