I have no idea where to post this, but I also don't know anyone else to pose this question to:
I am not a confident person, and this is intertwined with my self esteem. How does one become confident? it's not thaht I think I'm horrible and an evil person, but I have trouble standing up for myself and believing that I may know something to teach other people. I end up with a lot of doubts about my abilities with my job,ect.
One of my friends said to fake it 'til I make it, by acting confident and tellling myself what I want to believe and then eventually i will believe it.
I'm sure I am not the only one around with wavering confidence. What has anyone else done? -- before anyone suggests counseling, I am working on that, but with medical issue and monetary issues, it's not practical at this time.
thanks