Dealing with insecurity in today’s complex environment can be very frustrating. Insecurity often negatively impacts your life and lead to depression and anxiety. Being aware of your insecurity, and examining the root of your insecurity is the first step to help yourself to deal with it. Recognizing situations that could potentially cause insecurity can help you to desensitize the process.
Where does insecurity come from? Insecurity may have various roots, often seen in people who are suffering from low self-esteem or poor social skills. Experiencing any kind of loss and change which requires a lot of flexibility and adjustment can also lead to insecurity. At this time, when Covid-19 is so prevalent, and we are all experiencing a high degree of uncertainty and change, insecurity can easily pop up.
Understanding which stressful occurrence caused that insecurity can help you to feel better because you will understand that you are not alone, and that these situations could cause any one feel insecure. Once you’ve identified your insecurity, taking small movements to deal with only small part of your insecurity is a positive next step in reducing the discomfort that insecurity can cause. Each time that you take small steps to adjust, outside of your comfort zone helps you to become more confident.
Also, seeing your glass as half full and changing your perspective but stopping any habits of judging yourself harshly is a big step forward in healing insecurity. Another factor that helps you to deal with your insecurity is in finding a new hobby or taking time to consciously recognize something that you are good at it. Both of these techniques help you to reduce your stress and increase your feelings of competency.