Thread: I have MAJOR self confidence / esteem issues, please help!?

Ok so i have really low self esteem and confidence, i cant maintain eye contact for too long, when i talk to somebody i sound like im speaking gibberish, my eyes get all watery and i feel so inferior and like a complete idiot, i cant even get my point across. When I have to read even a sentence out loud I get so nervous and start studdering even though I'm good at reading. And for some weird reason I just cant look in the mirror with somebody. I don't know whats wrongwith me or how to fix it but I think that I don't like it when people look or hear me beacause I'm afraid that they may say something that bothers me or hurts my feelings about who I am or what I look like( I dontthink I'm ugly its just that people can say such mean things that really put you down and I don't like that). None of these things happen when im with family or people i know REALLY good. Please give me some good advice, my confidence issue is taking over my life, I can't live it, I know I am so much more then what shows, I just don't know how to bring it out, I can't even express myself without worrying about people will say, and I try not to care but it just doesn't work and I try to have confidence in myself but it just doesn't work, I need advice beyond that, btw i am a 16 year old girl and most of this self confidence/esteem issue comes in at school, its almost like when I get home everything seems alot better. Thank you so much 4 helping out.

Sounds like you could really benefit from some psychotherapy. I have alot of the same problems that you mention - and medication along with intensive therapy has helped

first off. theirs no thing wrong with you. try this. when you fell nervous say to your self this to will pass.