9 Habits That Are Destroying Your Confidence

Some people are born with an innate streak of confidence whilst others take time to develop confidence as they develop from children into adults. But there will be times when your confidence takes a knock, right? It is common to feel like you wish your confidence was better. Whilst other things that are out of control may impact your confidence such as other people, it is important to know which things you are in control of and how you can prevent yourself from destroying your own confidence.

Writer: Jade Hamilton
Script Editor: Rida Batool
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Yussie Feng (new animator)
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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[Borzah]

You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated

[mmarimarimari]

I literally just voted for this in the community tab...Psych2Go really said "your wish is my command"

[nahsomebody]

0:48 1, Care too much abt what people think
1:18 2, Negative thinking
2:03 3, Social media living
2:38 4, Self-deprecating talks
3:09 5, 'Blame game" is ur fav sport
3:46 6, Set the bar low 4 urself
4:14 7, Think that u dont have anything to contribute to a discussion
4:54 8, Dismiss compliments
5:24 9, Ruminating

[ssdyhju]

this video actually made me wanna cry, i used to be a confident person before but ever since the pandemic, my self esteem and confidence have taken a huge hit and i'm really struggling to gain it back

[kreamtaeng]

Negative thinking is sooo hard to overcome when you've been at it for almost your whole life. Also we set the bar low for ourselves so that we won't get dissapointed once we didn't meet our expectations

[Qwerzxcv]

"Humility is not thinking less of yourself. But it's thinking of yourself less."
I really needed a quote like this, since I confuse humility with self-deprecation...

[ohiesi]

its easy to be confident if you're not ugly, racially judged or having un-supportive people around you... since i go through this, i've decided to start to gain confidence slowly, not for anyone, but for me. so to anyone reading this, it doesnt matter if you're ugly or have bad people around you, just know to keep up ur confidence, and you will shine one day.

[necko]

Anxiety is a real thing. Ive been comparing myself to others too much recently and it's had a real tough impact on my mental health. If anything, I would advise people to start meditation because it's certainly helped me

[nayaland]

"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but it's thinking of yourself less."


To the 1% that are reading this
have a nice day or night 💖💖

[rosyxoxo]

Habits that are destroying your confidence:

1. You care too much about what other people think (0:46)
2. Negative thinking (1:17)
3. Social media living (2:02)
4. Self-deprecating talk (2:37)
5. The blame game is your favorite sport (3:09)
6. You set the bar low for yourself (3:46)
7. Thinking that you don't have anything to add (4:14)
8. You dismiss compliments (4:53)
9. Ruminating (5:25)


I have all of them, especially 1, 2, 7 and 8 :(
But I also was worse in many of them, and I'm happy I could make a progress :)

[Noname-]

To be honest, your videos are the answers for my silent inquisitions. I can't get the confidence since I ruminate the bad things in the past, that I'll not be able to change even if I struggle hard.
And this video helps me to just realize what I should be doing. You guys are just blessings in disguise to me! 🙂

[foker]

I’ve struggled with low self esteem for so long, but since I made the choice that I had to change that. My perspective about myself had been better. I love who I have become, and watching this video made me realize how much I changed. That’s a victory for me

[nicoleonfeels]

If you’re reading this, you are so so worthy 💗

[allytrevino]

the little cartoon voice saying “mhmm...” and “uh-oh” is honestly such a cute and sweet add on 😊

[kandabatata]

I stuggle with ALL of these. But i really want to feel as awesome as I ACTUALLY am. so I'm gonna work hard towards building my confidence. Thanks, Psych2go <3

[alaina]

Thank you for this video, I have a volleyball tournament this Saturday and normally I play on my school’s B team but for the tournament I will be playing on A team. I wasn’t feeling very confident in my skills but this video helped me confront my negative thinking and self-doubt. Thank you, and to whoever is reading this, ily ❤

[rainferno]

"why dont you tend to get involved in conversations at work or social events?"


*BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS IGNORES ME-*

[thechuckleshow]

That cartoon and his voice which was coming again and again has better confidence than me lol

[weeba]

I literally relate to all of these points, not lying. This just shows me how and why my confidence is so low at this point. I'll try to better myself for sure.

[coffeemug]

i feel especially called out, this vid described me so perfectly. and honestly letting go of these traits is so hard I've been trying but it's really challenging. I hope i can overcome these challenges though, to become a better version of me