Intimidated by pretty girls... =[?

Question

Like a lot of others i'm a 16 year old teenager who is paranoid about my looks. When I was about 14 I used to think I was really pretty and I know my confidence showed through to people. Without sounding big-headed, I know what I'm not ugly but I feel as though I am.

I get intimidated by pretty girls, and if I see them, my confidence will go from sky high to rock bottom. I know it sound really shallow and I am embarrased by it, but I really need to stop feeling intimidated by pretty girls because it's ruining my confidence.

I want to have the confidence I used to have, but how can I stop noticing the attractiveness of everyone around me so I can just feel good about myself? Advice please!

Thanks.

Answer 1

wow. you sound like me. :-O

x*x

Answer 2

I know how you feel, I fell the same way as you do sometimes, just keep on reminding you self that you are a very beautiful girl.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I am exactly the same i swear,and its also ruining my confidence and i hate it,everyone says im pretty but most of the time i compare myself to other girls and thats when it all goes wrong.Because they could feel the same about you and everyone is different and im sure ur really pretty.Plus dont be intimidated by celebs because without makeup they look normally pretty and not wow also they do so much plastic surgery  to look really great,im not saying their not pretty but im saying you are too and when you look at pretty girls,think to yourself i am one of them ;)

Answer 5

You know you're pretty, you know that others are pretty. Just accept yourself for who you are. Look at yourself in the mirror and at nothing else. Soak it all in. You may still be intimidated by other girls, celebs or whatever, but just keep in mind that you still look good the way you are.

Once you soak it all in, accept yourself and all that, you're confidence will be there :)

hope this helps

~pretzel~

Answer 6

I know how you feel, along with most teenage girls around! And it's hard. But the main key is to believe in yourself. If you do, others will too. I'm sure you're beautiful and you just need to tell yourself that. Even the prettiest of girls have some self confidence issues, you just have to learn how to resolve them. Feeling like this though, is just part of growing up!  

Answer 7

I have/had the same problem - I will think that I look amazing, but when I see a girl I think is prettier than me it's like a light switch and my confidence level goes to ZERO.

What I do that helps me, and may help you too is this: Look at them as a person with individual qualities, not just an overall package, not just a "pretty girl". No one is perfect. If you really like your lips, look at hers. Maybe yours are nicer. Or your teeth are nicer than hers. Or maybe your hair, or your eyes, or anything about yourself. If you find one thing about yourself that you like better, you can use that to feel more confident. Keep this to yourself, and just feel good about it. Like I said, they are people too, and no one is a "perfect" "pretty girl".

Answer 8

just remember the song:

'Beauty's Only Skin Deep'  yayaya

Answer 9

Hello,

You have nothing to be embarrassed about; nor do I think it's shallow.  You're 16 and are just beginning to learn about yourself, who you are, etc. Heck, I'm 39 and still surprise myself with my own personal growth!  LOL

Anyway, just because YOU think a girl is pretty doesn't mean that everyone else does too.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and not everyone agrees on what is beautiful.  You almost sound as if people stop noticing you the moment a so called pretty girl walks in the room...that is not the case.

You have the power to be as confident or as meek as you wish.  It's all attitude!  If you exude confidence, joy, a loving personality....others will see you as that - including men.  In fact, it's been proven that a woman can be considered unattractive by society's standards and yet, if she feels and acts s**y, pretty, confident, other's (especially men) have found her to be attractive.  

Just be yourself, have fun (you're only 16 once) - fake confidence if you must.  Certain traits come with practise...you can learn confidence with practise. Don't be obnoxious...confidence is different. Confidence is strong, s**y, it doesn't depend on external factors  - it comes from within.

Remember...it's all attidude, baby!

Take care.

Answer 10

I'm like that too. I'm told I'm pretty even by strangers, but it's all about my attitude. I still think I look ugly at times :/. What I try to think is, which way would I rather be remembered? A self-confident, friendly happy girl or just a face with no personality? Don't get hung up on your looks too much, people want to know you for you (:

Answer 11

Girl nobodys perfect, and thoses girls needa stop bein lil stuck up **beeps** im not tha prettyest girl in tha world.. an ppl (used) to pick on me cuz my shoes, clothes, or hair.. untill i got sick of it an started sticking up for myself.. now NOBODY talks *shizzle* to me cuz ill show em how it is.. an those girls that bring ur confidence down... cmon.. i bet u got something they dont have.. be beautiful in your own way and stop stressing about ur look! if u wanna do a little make up.. use light eyeliner an maby a frost pink lip gloss an a little base.. an be yourself :) an if u are thinkin sompthin in ur head to say to those little *beeeps* go ahead an say it! i bet they only do it cuz they wanna show off infront there friends but if you turn it around an they look stupid infront there friends.. they'll never bother u again  SO GET iT GURL!! lol gl :)

Answer 12

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