Do you care what people think of you?

[Croconaw]

Be honest with yourself. I became very insecure throughout my life, and have grown to care what everyone thinks. I dated some pretty manipulative girls in the past, and they were all emotionally abusive. It makes me wonder if the experiences with them had an effect on my self esteem.

We also live in a society where people, whether we want to admit it or not, put at least some importance on appearance. Society has us believing we all should be held to a certain standard, but nobody is perfect. The truth is, everyone deserves to feel loved.

Do you care what people think of you?

 

[Midoriya]

No, I don’t give a crap what anyone thinks about me in life, not even my parents. I’m a rogue, and I’ll stay that way until I die.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

Idk how to put this, but I do and don't at the same time.

Like I don't care if people don't like the way I dress, the things I enjoy, what I do in my free time, etc. But if I do something that I think is socially awkward and might get me shunned or whatever (which happens a lot because I do have trouble with that) then I immediately tell myself that people think I'm weird for it and dwell on it for at least a half hour. I honestly believe little things like that are why I have such a horrible time making friends.

So like I'm a free spirit but I'm also terribly insecure. It's a mess.

 

[mogyay]

absolutely. my life is pretty much centred around what people think of me, it's so unhealthy! i'm trying to care more about what i think of myself but it's hard

 

[Laureline]

Idk how to put this, but I do and don't at the same time.

Like I don't care if people don't like the way I dress, the things I enjoy, what I do in my free time, etc. But if I do something that I think is socially awkward and might get me shunned or whatever (which happens a lot because I do have trouble with that) then I immediately tell myself that people think I'm weird for it and dwell on it for at least a half hour. I honestly believe little things like that are why I have such a horrible time making friends.

So like I'm a free spirit but I'm also terribly insecure. It's a mess.

I feel like we connected here. I feel the same way when I really think about it. Like a lot of the time I just go about my business and never think about it. But other times I just can't help wondering if people are judging me.

 

[dimicrow]

I'm working on it. The past few years I've been taking every insult or slightest weird look to heart and would swear to not do anything and 'fit in' as best I could. Then I realized how much I'm missing out. When I first started dancing, I was the only guy in the closest studios, and I felt humiliated and was ridiculed by other dudes. Just this year, I've been thinking... 'Dude, so what?' I'm me. People can't change that. I don't exist to please other people, I'm just living life how I wanna. I ran around the block with my friend wearing pride flags painted on our stomachs, and obviously we got weird looks (cause it's not every day you see that), but, we had fun. That's all that matters to me, is making good memories. I'm tired of negativity towards myself.


I could go on and on oh gosh this was so long sorry

 

[MapleSilver]

I don't care what people think of me. If I'm doing something that doesn't negatively impact other people and someone has a problem with it, that's their problem and they can deal with it themselves.

 

[DarkDesertFox]

No. Only God's view of me is the only one that matters from my perspective.

 

[Buttonsy]

I put "yes", but probably less so than some people. As a bisexual, transgender, fat, mentally ill, Autistic dude who has no job and gets disability welfare from the government, I'm sort of controversial by existence, and if I cared too much about what others thought of me, I'd lose my mind. That being said, I had a mental health crash last month that really effected my confidence, and I've sorta hated myself since then, even though I'm usually more confident, and it is mostly because I think people would think I'm disgusting or a bad person. I'm trying to work through it though...

 

[mitfy]

on one hand i don't but i'm also very self conscious :/

 

[nintendofan85]

No. People are so stuck up these days and I don't put up with them.

 

[JCnator]

There are times when I care what people think of me, so I get an idea on what I do right, half-right, half-wrong and wrong. If there's no feedback, how am I supposed to improve? But at the same time, some of the suggestions don't suit the lifestyle I'm seeking for, and as such I ignore them.

 

[deuces]

yes, yes, and yes. not gonna lie here, i hate myself so much. everything i do i yell at myself for, and i think of past embarrassing things i did every night to the point i slap myself to get out of my head. i also struggle with weight so i always cry when i wear shorts at least once, besides i have ugly pores uggg. i care more about personality i guess tho.

 

[RedTropicalPeachyFish]

I don't, at all. Only eyes I care about is God's and my love's.
But recently I feel I started noticing something. Those who care about it tend to be more skilled at adjusting. I feel I need to be more concerned about people's eyes, but. *shrugs* Can't help it 'cause it's due to nature.

 

[Lemonsky]

To be honest I think I often care way too much.

I'm already painfully aware of not being attractive so of course I spend quite a lot of time thinking if a person I walked past on a street was bothered by my looks. I also don't talk about my interests to other people very easily since I feel like I'm going to be judged harshly and then no one wants to be around me anymore. Since I'm also really quiet around new people, I feel like I'm being judged for that as well and I feel like people will just see me as a rude person who never talks to anyone.

 

[idiotdoomspiral]

Hmmm sometimes

 

[Sweetley]

Well, no, not really...

 

[Alienfish]

No. If they are that entertained by thinking stuff I just let them do that, it just shows they got no life (for the bad side of it) and obviously need to work on themselves.

 

[cornimer]

Me at age 9: I don't care what anyone thinks of me I'm just going to be myself!!
Me currently: Ugh I better just chew the same piece of gum for 3 hours, if I get up to spit it out someone might judge me

 

[daisyflowers]

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