Self-conscious self-doubt
Insecure
Strength 2 of 4
Unsteady about your own worth or place, second-guessing yourself and looking for signs that you are good enough, wanted or doing it right.
In the body
- A tightness in the stomach
- Glancing at others to check their reactions
- Restless, fidgeting hands
Needs behind it
When these needs aren’t met
Softer and stronger
- Insecure
- Inferior
Often confused with
Jealous
Insecure is a doubt about your own worth; jealous is fear of losing a particular bond to someone else.
Self-conscious
Self-conscious is attention caught on how you seem in a particular moment; insecure is a more lasting doubt about whether you are enough.
Uncertain
Uncertain is not knowing what will happen or what to do; insecure is doubting yourself and your worth.