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Is it normal to feel a little scared when standing up for yourself? Especially when it involves confrontation with other people?
i'm always bracing myself for the worst...
Of course it is. But you do need to stand up for yourself. Not every hill is worth dying on. But choose your moments. Your self respect and sense of self worth are important.If it is not important to you....why would it be important to anyone else?
Yup, its normal. I'ts called aversion to conflict. It is OK, as long as you don't feel constrained when asserting your beliefs / opinions / views.
corollary to this: enjoying confrontations is the weird thing...
aww i feel u whoever u are i used to have this problem.. unfortunately after my cuz dropped out of middle school i was on my own. I had to put up with girls hating and bullying and talking to me like i was suppose to fear them. tell u a secret though just dnt back down stand up to them cuz most of the ppl tryna scare u r bully u r the scariest ones.
Some people you can reason with and some u just gotta get out there with
Hi Rachello,
I agree with you. There are some people out there that you just have to face. It's not an easy fact of life, though. You're right. Sometimes, it's pretty scary to stand up to those people--it's the people who are the most scared that are the most desperate, and sometimes they'll do something crazy.
Hell yes. I think that this was deepened in me because of my elder brother who bullied me when I was younger.
Best thing to get over the scared feeling is to focus on you sense of outrage.
oh, yes, yes, yes.
one way to win a confrontation is to make sure your facts are correct.
planning for the worst will prepare you in the event of it happening, but it will also fuel the insecurity.