Overcoming the Fear Of What People Think Of You

Humans are social beings. Through history we have lived in communities, and depended upon the group for our survival and growth. And you could make a point that this was more true for our ancestors, in older times, than it is for us now.

As such, it is normal that we consider the thoughts and feelings of other people in our everyday life. To some extent, it is healthy.

The problem is that concern for what other people think or might think of us can often hold us back.
It can become an obsession, a paralyzing irrational fear that hinders our progress and makes us miserable.

It can be a quite sly fear as well, as we tend to underestimate it and disregard it; we don’t realize how toxic it is and the serious effect it has in our life.

It is thus, of utmost importance that we learn to manage this deep-seated fear of ours, the fear of what other people think of us. We need to learn how to overcome it.

To do that, we must first acknowledge that it is there and it has an important effect on us.

The second step is to take its power away.
We can do that by realizing how groundless it is, that it is more in our minds than having any real substance.
In fact, most people don’t care one iota about what we do; they have their own concerns and issues to attend to.

Thirdly, it just takes practice.
Every day, we must listen to our inner voice and intuition, and act according to our values and goals, silencing the outer noise.
We acknowledge all the other thoughts and considerations, we acknowledge the fear, but we don’t give it importance and don’t let it define us.

Last but not least, it is of extreme importance that we surround ourselves with people who love, support and encourage us.

So, stay strong my brothers and sisters, and don’t let your fears define you; don’t allow the fear of what other people might say or think hold you down.

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