Do females (all ages) have any insecurities? If so, what are they? Do you have any of that and if you do, how did you overcome them? I just want to know for information because i don't see a lot of girls have insecurities. Not to be meant to offend any one.
2006-09-14 02:00:32 · 24 answers · asked by themysterious 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
Females of all ages have insecurites. I think they start in adolescence. Most have to do with body image and acceptance (based on that unfortunately) and they do diminish with time. Most women tend to become more confident with age, not all, but most I know do. However, a lot do struggle with changes in skin tone and other body changees they have no control over after age 30. The best advice you can give anyone is to try to accept who you are whatever your age. Easier said then done.
2006-09-14 02:08:24 · answer #1 · answered by bella36 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I have had insecurities before and mainly about "my weight". It can be a serious thing, and that definately can be said for me because this time last year it got so bad that i was willing to end my life so i would be in no more pain - not physical, just emotional! I remember i drastically changed what i was eating and became very aware. However i'm still here and i'm so glad, after talking to close friends i realised that it's not the outside of you that people love, it's the inside, it's what makes you YOU! I'm only 19 and a size 8, i'll be 20 in afew months but guys, i think there are lots of people who have insecurities, especially about their weight - they just put on a front and come across as confident. It has taken me a year to come to terms with this but it isn't easy being faced with young beautiful slim celebrities in magazines. Now i'm really happy, i'll eat what i want, yes it is healthy stuff but i enjoy it, so why not, but if i fancy a pizza or whatever, i'm not afraid to indulge!! Girls, just be happy with who and what you are - it's your personality that counts most, so live it up and enjoy life to the full :)
2006-09-14 10:14:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's safe to say that most women have insecurities. I know I do, mostly about my weight. I have lost 45 lbs since the beginning of the year and while all my friends can see it, and I now have to buy all new clothes because nothing fits. I still feel like a fat girl, and I can't see where I look any different.
Of course we will stop all the insecurity BS when fashion mags quite putting stick figures on the cover and then tell us that that is what is beautiful.
2006-09-14 09:31:54 · answer #3 · answered by Melanie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes... many insecurities . Some feel insecure about how they look because of the images in the media and some feel insecure about their interlligence seeing that people label women as inferior sometimes and not as smart as men (eg. dumb blonde and stuff). Insecurities start at a very early age since that's when we strive for and look up to something Life is not fair: In reality we all are nice, beautiful and smart people.
2006-09-14 09:30:28 · answer #4 · answered by C h e e z C ஐ k e 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We all, men and women, have insecurities. What I have found with myself is that they change as I get older. When I was younger it was about having dark hair on my arms, having big feet, not wearing a bra yet, etc.... Now as an adult, mine have changed to things like: did I make the right decision, am I a good mom, am I good wife and the age old weight factor. Not obsessive about it just relish in the memories of my figure prior to having children!
2006-09-14 09:12:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I honestly don't know anyone that does not have at least one insecurity, most poeple I know, myself included, have many insecurities, some people are just better at hiding them than others, some can be overcame, some just hide under the suface and others are very apparent. Personally I am insecure about my looks, and have self esteem issues. sometimes it shows and some times it doesn't.
2006-09-14 09:12:54 · answer #6 · answered by Ms. FairyLove 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, all PEOPLE have insecurities---this includes both men and women. It is sadly, part of the HUMAN condition.
Always work on self-esteem--both men and women. No, self-esteem does not mean becoming "arrogant" (actually that is a good indication of LOW self-esteem). Having a good self-esteem means being completely comfortable in one's own skin, and therefore having the patience and tolerance for others as well. You cannot love others if you cannot love yourself!
-A psych instructor
2006-09-14 09:52:30 · answer #7 · answered by Ana 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course females of all ages have insecurities they are just good at masking it. Trust me most of us don't particularly look like models, we are neither as thin, nor as perfectly built, nor 6 feet tall.
but we just learn how to cope with what nature has given to us. most girls don't show their insecurities, not because they don't have any, but no one wants to walk around showing their insecurities or else people might not think so highly of them. I receive compliments most of the time about how pretty and confident I look, but believe me I still have insecurities about my body, because I'm petite, but I don't let that affect my confidence, I just wear heels to look taller.
2006-09-14 09:42:13 · answer #8 · answered by Halal Pig Ok in Islam 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a woman, but think about how many women there are with eating disorders. Being fat is probably the most common insecurity in women.
2006-09-14 09:08:40 · answer #9 · answered by Byakuya 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We all do. Most women I know (myself included) are insecure about their weight. We always think we look heavier than we are. Looks are another big one with a lot of women. Unrealistic expectations from too skinny models and actresses put a lot of pressure on the rest of us to be like them. As a whole, I think women need to be gentler with themselves and learn to love themselves as they are. Easier said than done though.
2006-09-14 09:09:29 · answer #10 · answered by Pauleen M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋