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\u00a0MY CONFIDENCE NIGHTMARE<\/h2>\n
\"MyWe went to Ludlow last week.\u00a0 \u00a0Before we went\u00a0 (and let’s face it was just a 3-night break at a little Airbnb) I was panicking.\u00a0 It wasn’t that I was meeting royalty or anything.\u00a0 But I went through absolute agonies trying to decide which clothes to take …. should I buy more walking trousers …. do I need a waterproof hat….. what on earth shall I wear to the pub as it might be hot\/wet\/cold\/windy\/posh \/ country ….. and I haven’t worn any of it for over a year so what does it all look like now ….. last-minute try-ons aaaaagh.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
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Yep, it was massive indecision and under-confidence of the finest sort.\u00a0 I really wanted to go.\u00a0 There was actually a little piece of me that might have stopped me from bothering.<\/div>\n
I hear I’m not alone.\u00a0 It’s all over social media.\u00a0 Women feeling not themselves anymore.\u00a0 Declining invites.<\/div>\n
Making excuses not to go out.\u00a0Even though\u00a0now you can.<\/div>\n
Maybe you feel the same?.<\/div>\n
It might be you feel you need to lose weight.<\/a>..<\/div>\n
(You’ve read my blogs before about weight loss.\u00a0 It’s not just weight loss is it<\/a> … it NEVER was just weight loss … it was always more.\u00a0 If this underconfidence was just weight loss life would be simple).\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n
No, I believe this pervasive lack of self-confidence is far more complex now, as we come out of\u00a0\u00a0Lockdown.<\/div>\n
You haven’t been seen in public for months and months.\u00a0 And you’ve changed…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
It’s probably not just that your clothes might feel a bit tighter now.<\/div>\n
Your hair might have changed.\u00a0 Maybe a bit longer – a bit more grey?
\nFashion has changed … you might want some nice new clothes?<\/div>\n
If you’re like me you’ll feel like you’ve aged more than a year, in a year.<\/div>\n
And lost some muscle tone maybe, got a bit more flabby?<\/div>\n
So your confidence might be low.\u00a0 Well, not just low, but\u00a0very\u00a0<\/em>low.<\/div>\n
Self-esteem can depend on how you think<\/u> others perceive you.\u00a0 And that requires feedback.\u00a0 \u00a0 And let’s face it … lockdown ensured that no one has been saying to you\u00a0“Oooh you look lovely today, what’s your secret<\/em>” have they.<\/div>\n
That isolation, coupled with the “perfect lives” that many others seem to have on social media, can pile on the pressure and leave you feeling unnecessarily emotionally vulnerable.<\/div>\n
Here’s how to boost your self-confidence in 3 easy steps.<\/div>\n

3 BEST CONFIDENCE BOOSTERS<\/h2>\n
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STAND TALL.<\/h3>\n
First, work on your posture.\u00a0 \u00a0Stand in front of a mirror.<\/div>\n
\u00a0(This is all about the gaps, and tiny adjustments).<\/div>\n