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chibihida
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PathStep 7 Compassion hearts91 Forum posts22 Forum upvotes38 Current upvotes38 Age GroupAdult Last activeNovember, 2021 Member sinceAugust 21, 2020
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Experience practicing confrontation and boundaries?
Anxiety Support / by chibihida
Last post
 November 13th, 2020
...See more I've just been thinking lately how I've had problems lately verbalizing my boundaries and I'm so anxious about confrontation I don't even say when something is bothering me so it just bottles up and festers inside me... does anyone have good strategies for coping with this or how to deal with it? Especially now since we've been stuck social distancing for so long? I want to "practice" so I can get more comfortable with it, but... idk how
How do you build confidence with your social anxiety?
Anxiety Support / by chibihida
Last post
 December 1st, 2022
...See more Hi, my name is Hida and I struggle with anxiety... I've already been working on rationalizing, and self soothing, and trying to get myself out of the rut of being afraid of people. But I'm still struggling with confidence and self-esteem issues. My problem is that most "guides" or "techniques" focus on changing cognitive thinking or the negtaive thoughts, but that exercise is pointless for me. I'm still in a hostile environment, whether that's online or even just with people. Thinking "positively" won't do anything because these thoughts are a necessary defense mechanism. My question is what have people done to boost their self confidence despite their anxiety. Like, say they post something online yet get negative feedback for it, how do they keep themselves strong. How do you remind yourself that it's other people in the wrong or have said something offensive, etc, not you. I want to be able to stand on my own and disagree with someone without feeling like it's the end of the world when I do.
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