Is it normal to doubt yourself like this

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Ive lived in my relatively small town my whole life.However today(im 18 by the way)I had to show my mother's boyfriend'S family (whom were visiting for the day and who Ive known for at least five years already) around town.I was so nervous that my hands were shaking but not noticably. Thought of messing up the directions and getting lost in my own town kept popping up in my head. Needless to say things went off without a hitch however it worries me to know that I put so much more faith in the world rather than myself.However this is not the only reason why I worry about myself either. I'm constantly asking myself or analyzing my questions in my head instead of just asking them.An example would be in spanish class when we are suppose to be speaking in espanol. I wont say a word even though I know how to say the sentence and I know that I am being graded for participating.I'd rather take a bad grade than speak up. I also can never seem to hold my head up when I'm in public or look anyone in the eye. It all goes back to when I was younger and was being made fun of for the sound of my voice and my looks. I s any of this normal?

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  • joybird
    12 years ago

    Aw it's normal that you feel like that but you are allowing other people and their opinions of you to hold you back. These people are no better than you, and you owe them nothing!

    It's well the family weren't looking a tour from me, I always get lost and can't remember the names of places etc. But, I'm so used to it, I just laugh!

    Lighten up and don't let your grades suffer coz of what some people, who are of no consequence, think of you. You're not asking them to pay your rent / mortgage, so they don't matter!

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  • Tisgranum
    12 years ago

    I think you're too worried about making mistakes. Everybody makes mistakes, and nobody's perfect.

    Mistakes are often enough easy to live with. There are those mistakes that can hit you like a brick, but certainly not something as trivial as losing your sense of direction in your hometown.

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  • Shackleford96
    12 years ago

    It might help if you sat closer to the front. I usually find it easier to speak up the closer I sit to the front of the class although I tend to sit at the back if I can. However, if I sit towards the back of the class I just have to be louder and more precise with my timing.

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