Turn feelings of insecurity into confidence.
A certain amount of insecurity is healthy and helpful. When we feel insecure we question the things we do which, in turn, forces us to look closer at any given situation to analyze and clarify our options in order to move forward. The problem with insecurities is not that they exist, they do and will, but how they manifest, how you unconsciously integrate them with who you are, and how you allow them to define you.
Ruminating with purpose
There are hundreds of articles and books that guide you to stop looking back at your past in order to move forward. I’m sure you’ve heard of or encountered at some point in your life someone to tell you that you need to get over your past or certain aspects of it. What does that even mean?
Others: the fear that keeps us caged.
It seems that everyone I meet fears “others”: what “others” might say, or think, or how they will judge us. I think we’re socialized to have this fear. Not everyone feels it the same way or to the same degree, but most of us experience it.
Depression, the secret we share
When you get 30 minutes watch this excellent TedTalk about depression. You will not regret it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eBUcBfkVCoVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Depression, the secret we share | Andrew Solomon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eBUcBfkVCo)