What's your greatest insecurity?

An unserious thread but I'll give a serious answer. I grew up extremely poor. But now I am a millionaire and when somebody tells me to wait to go up to a buffet line at a conference or wedding, I get PTSD because underneath I am still that poor kid who had to wait in line to get a meal and worried that I would do something wrong and they would yell at me and not let me eat.
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My teeth. I wasn't blessed with the great teeth. Also, growing up, we were poor. Didn't know it then, had incredible parents who never let us know how poor we were. However, looking back, I can see the signs of it. But anyway, we never went to the dentist. We would get the free dental exams at the clinics before school started so we could get a cleaning, but never the suggested follow up visits. Never had braces. Now that I am older with kids of my own, I ensure they have their regularly scheduled cleanings and they have had all their follow-up visits and all had braces. I am proud when I see how beautiful their smiles are. But I never show my teeth when I smile or laugh. I am very self conscious of my teeth
 
An unserious thread but I'll give a serious answer. I grew up extremely poor. But now I am a millionaire and when somebody tells me to wait to go up to a buffet line at a conference or wedding, I get PTSD because underneath I am still that poor kid who had to wait in line to get a meal and worried that I would do something wrong and they would yell at me and not let me eat.
Can relate all too well, (though not to the millionaire part lol). That sense now of guilt when you get the same as everyone else, feeling wrong for getting a refill. That sense of needing to stay humble even when you’ve paid like everyone else
Thanks for sharing, know my situation was nowhere near as horrendous as some face(d), but was still shit - it’s good to know it’s not only me who gets those feelings
 
My mental health
I've got to second this.

On top of that I have something called NEAD. (Non Epileptic Attack Disorder). This means my mental health when poor causes me to have seizures. My work have been totally unsupportive causing attacks and periods of absence. Now the fuckers are deciding if I'm capable to do the job, further feeding the mental health beast.

Due to this, for all those who know the uk mental health questions. I'm frequently a no3 on the last question.😔
 
My greatest insecurity has always been my weight. It can be tough feeling good about yourself when you're not happy with your body. I've been working on it, though, and trying to focus on my health and well-being. I’ve heard some people use medications like Wegovy to help with weight loss, and you can buy Wegovy online if you're looking for extra support. Just make sure to talk to a healthcare provider first to see if it's the right choice for you.
 
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My appearance- face and body. Growing up I heard 'you're pretty, for a dark skinned girl' or 'you're pretty, for a big girl'. I'm just learning to get over it, some days are better than others, and love myself.
It doesn't help that people are always telling me to fucking smile. I have one of those faces that I look mad if I'm not smiling.
 
My appearance- face and body. Growing up I heard 'you're pretty, for a dark skinned girl' or 'you're pretty, for a big girl'. I'm just learning to get over it, some days are better than others, and love myself.
It doesn't help that people are always telling me to fucking smile. I have one of those faces that I look mad if I'm not smiling.
For what it’s worth your avatar is very sexy. Love yourself first because confidence is very attractive.
 
It doesn't help that people are always telling me to fucking smile. I have one of those faces that I look mad if I'm not smiling.
I SO hate that. And it's always been men. Usually i their 40's-50's when I was still in my 20's. As if they were entitled to my smile.

One of the most effective ways to make me not want to smile is to tell me to smile.
 
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