Should I care about what people think of me?
Caring too much about what others think about you is an extreme just as caring too little. Caring too much limits your freedom and enjoyment, caring too little limits others freedom and enjoyment. .We all live between these two extremes. Both extremes lead to unhappiness. You cannot be a good leader or a good follower at the extremes. I would not want to follow anyone at the extremes, and I would not want anyone on my team with the same problems.The irony of this is that these extremes are caused by the same malady: self centeredness. The difference being one is an extroverted selfish person and the other is an introverted selfish person. It took me a long time to understand this. It is easy to see that the person who always gets theirs first and does not care who gets hurt along the way as selfish. It's all about THEM. But what about those that feel inferior to those around them? They are only thinking about themselves. They are worried about what others think about THEM. They are forever a victim. You recognize this imbalance in your life and want to correct it. My best advice to you is to experiment. Try something that is outside of your comfort zone. It can be small, like changing the the way you shake someone's hand or look them in the eyes. Observe their reactions. It's okay to do this because it's about the experiment, not about you. Your experiment gives you permission to act in ways contrary to your tendencies. As a bonus you find out what works and what does not. I am just going to flat out tell you what is going on here. Your experiment is really just a ruse to train yourself to be goal oriented instead of self oriented. If you can do this you will be happier, and so will those around you.
Why do people care so much about fashion?
i'm with you all the way. i think its because people are just afraid of what others will say. if you buy at thrift stores people think you dont have a lot of money. if you dress differently your a "freak" how bout this? i shop at thrift stores beacuse the close are cheaper but same quality. i have money, more than mosts but so what? i dont dress like the preps because thats not me. i dress comfy casual not preppy pink. have your own stlye. dont let the models and designers tell you what to wear! big whoop if your wearing last seasons boots get over it!!
Why do I care so much about what other people think?
Okay...so here's the problem...I care waaay too much about what other people think about me..I mean I get so self conscious all the time. And I feel soo fake...I don't even show most people my real self, afraid that they won't like me. And I put on my happy and bubbly charade...even though I am not happy. As a matter of fact, I am far from happy. And I always want to please people...whoever it is...I just don't get it...and I act all sweet to even the people I secretly loathe... I try being mean t them...but I just can't...because then I'll be like - 'Oh crap! What if I hurt her feelings..blah blah blah...and what if she starts hating me..?' and stuff like that. I am absolutely terrified of even one person hating me..I don't know why. Till now...I don't have any haters(at least from what my friends tell me) but I am scared that in the future if anyone does hate me...then I'll totally go into a depression. It just happens... I hate embarrassing situations too...they may not look embarrassing to others but the tiniest of the situations will get me in a knot. I'll be thinking about it forever...it takes me a lot of time to get over it. Like once, my teacher made a stupid joke about me(not at all offensive) but I spent the entire hour and the entire next day analyzing how my classmates perceived it.were they taking double meanings...blah blah and stuff...Gosh... So...how can I change? I really want to change. I want to be able to speak my mind out and not care what others think about me...I always worry too much about offending people... Please please help... My family is the only exeption to all this... What should I do???!
Why do people care about grammar so much?
Training. The prigs need something to stand on. Although the worst lack of grammar does make some comments unable to understand. The most famous is: "You cannot put too much water in a nuclear reactor." Is any quantity allowed. Or is there a limit as to maximum capacity.
How can i make myself stop caring so much what people think?
Ironically, the best way to stop caring about what other people think is to realize that it's OKAY to care about what other people think. The more you try not to care, the more self-conscious and awkward you will feel. People have a social order, and we are all always wondering where we fit in (at least some of the time). It's natural- and useless to fight it.