On a serious note, if you have the same issues with self-esteem as the ones exemplified by the quotes I gave in the previous post, remember that no amount of pretending that they have anything to do with politics or with activism will help solve them. These are your issues and it is up to you to make sure they are resolved, even though you were not the one who created them.
The very first step on your way has to be finding the strength and the courage to name the person or people who made you believe all this crap (“you shouldn’t be too confident, confidence will repel people, you are only attractive if you are self-effacing,” etc.) A little hint: that person is not called “society.” Another hint: none of this has anything whatsoever to do with feminism.
Now is the time to decide once and for all whether you will continue hiding from the issue behind the “we are conditioned by society” discourse or will finally find relief and move on.
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