How do you live life not caring what other's think of you?
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It's very simple, and get's much easier as you get older. I think that it got really easy for me once I got out of high school.
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You just require self control. Think about it: nobody but YOU has power over YOU. You do whatever it is that you want to do. NOBODY can stop your thoughts.\n\nYes, it is DEFINATELY the "I don't care" attitude that gets you in trouble. You have to strive to care even if you are angry. You can learn to direct the raw power you get from anger in constructive ways. \n\nThere are SO MANY people today that do exactly what you do (about caring), that it isn't funny. These really are the ones who go to prison. Why? They mess up at the wrong times. OR, they will get angry and hurt someone because they DON'T care. \n\nThis is the way I see it: Think of the failure to care as a weakness. Because, let's face it, NOT to care would be the EASY thing to do. You don't like weakness. FORCE yourself to care. Make it a point of strength. Understand that, when all the other people out there go to hurt you, sure, you could hurt them back, OR you could be in control. Have pride in the fact that they would be FORCED to be out of control if someone hurt them. You, however, would not. You would be strong. You would be in control.\n\nPeace,\nJon
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forget about what everyone else thinks about you and make sure you are happy with yourself. if you are happy with you then confience naturally grows.
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You just described why.\n\nBe yourself.  Don't try to live up to other peoples expectations of you, whoever they are.  Create expectations (goals) for yourself!  Live up to them, re-assessing as needed along the way.\n\nStrive to be a caring, purposeful, dedicated individual.  Develop your own likes, talents, gifts and character.  Like-minded individuals will be drawn to you.  Don't waste your time on the other riff-raff just to be with someone.\n\nTrying to live up to other peoples expectations ... be it in life, career, sex, relationship, friendship ... stifles and frustrates.  Living up to your own expectations of yourself, in behaviour, goals, life ... sets you free!\n\nGo for it!!
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Be more considerate of others. When people care about others it spreads and affects everything around them.
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Somebody once told me that we think more about ourselves than anyone else does. The fact is, people are so darn caught up with themselves, they're barely taking notice of anything else. Try this exercise:\n\nThink about someone you know and your thoughts about that person. Now, do this with a few more people you know, some you like, some you dislike. How much do your thoughts about this person affect their day to day life? Probably very little. Now turn the scenario around. See...their thoughts about you really don't affect your day to day life either. So a waiter is rude to you...who cares...stand up for yourself...will you ever see that person again in your life? Probably not so it doesn't matter what they think.\n\nAnd you also have an advantage over many people... you know you're attractive and smart. So now just act like it!! You're the only one who has to live with yourself so it only matters what you think about you!!\n\n:)
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You need to start by loving yourself and your self confidence will shine through. Then you won't worry so much about other people's opinions.\n\nAnd Jesus loves you *smile*
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No, it's bad for you to care about what people think about you. You are your own person. Love yourself.
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honestly....why do you care what others think?
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Be indifferent. Dont care what people gossip about. Once they will know that it does not affect you then they will get discouraged.
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Be courageous.  Don't waste time caring what other people think of you, concentrate on what you think of yourself.  Believe in something bigger than yourself, and understand that one day we will all have to answer for our choices.  Be kind.  Laugh.  Give yourself permission to love with your whole heart.  Thank God everyday.
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That is a very good question. It erk's me somtimes how people could care more about waht other people think about them than how they much they care about themselves. I never could find a way to explain this by just talking or typing, it seems as if I just cant get the words out. However, I have written a poem in the past, I hope you nor any one else finds it offensive. The poem is as follows:\nF**k you and your high society bulls**t rules\nYour so content to be alike, your such fools\nIm different than you and it makes me jump for joy\nYou care so much, society twist and turns you like a toy\nSo take your clan of dumbfounded minds and stuff it\nFrom looks to love to the size of clothes; that just wont fit\nYour mind works on a level thats considered primitive\nWhat happened to evolution, instead, your passive\nSo why dont you switch your side, here's the facts of life\nWhen you hold a standard for your own guilty strife\nYour left with a life of hate and most common shortcomings\nIve found and realized you live non-existent nothings\nYour determined that life is going in a set path with you in the lead\nYou dont understand, with that mindset you'll never succeed\nMy advice for a better world is simple, to thyself be true\nThrough this, you are your own person, with your choices due\nYour choice of what makes you, yourself, and others not\nNot to mean you live secretless and throw away your own spot\nYou decide what you are, who you are, and what you want to be\nNever let any one tell you your own feelings based on what THEY see.\nbored and thinking-may 29,06- "F**k Society"\n\nThis poem, I know, isn't anything fancy and is by far professional. I know it is flawwed and far from perfect. However, it shows what I feel and I wish everyone in some fashion could feel or atleast understand. I think it would make life much better for the rich and the needy, the pretty and the ugly, the happy and the sad, everyone big and small... lol, here I am sounding like some kindof activist or something. Im really not, just think a lot about how society puts a toll on every existing person weather they beleive in it or not.\n                                               Sincerely,\n                                                       Jamie
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Accept that no one's opinion or feelings truly matter but your own. It is your life, no one else's. You must accept your feelings, it is who you truly are inside. If you fight your feelings, you fight your soul. Accept yourself and love everything you find about yourself. No one is bad, only misunderstood.
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Why do you want to be like them?  They have there own set of problems to deal with. If you want to really get over on them, self confidence. If you truly believe that you are the best person that you know then it will not matter what anyone else thinks because you will know deep down in your heart that you are the best person you know .  And with self confidence under your belt, people who hurt you in the past will leave you alone. Because you and I know that they are not worth your time.
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Humble yourself under the mighty hand of God.  If you just go about the day saying good things about people and not getting caught up in gossip as others, you will turn things around.  Let your light shine that they may see your good deeds and works and soon others will follow.
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Stop thinking about what other people think. Go get you a make over and strut your stuff.
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just be yourself. just say whats on your mind. try not to worry about what others think of you.