Social anxiety is getting in the way of the relationships this person wants to have.
Confidence comes out of a feeling of belonging.
“[S]ounds like the strain of someone waiting on a permission to be that hasn’t yet been offered.”
Tag: self esteem
Another one for the act like you want to be / feel:
‘If I had high self-esteem, how would I look, talk, act, and behave?’ Write it out and begin everything now.