Personal Narrative: How My Personal Views Of Myself

Throughout the majority of my life, I was self-conscious and constantly worried about how I was perceived by others. As a child, I had always felt slightly out of place among my peers. I was just a little too quirky to fit into any of the groups at my school and I was too shy to force my way into one. I could not exactly understand what made me so different from my classmates and I desired more than anything to gain the self-confidence to express myself. It wasn’t until middle school that I felt like I had fully found my place. I made a few close friends, and really began to come out of my shell. Throughout the two years that I spent in junior high school, I felt my self-confidence expand and I became more aware of whom I was, as an individual. During these years, I made more friends and felt better about myself than I ever had before. However, it wasn’t until a year ago that I realized my own self-worth. …show more content…
In the past, hearing that just one person did not particularly like me shattered my self-confidence. I didn’t grow up with a father figure, but my mom made up for it by giving me enough love and devotion for two parents. Although I really appreciate it now, I used to resent my father for leaving me with one less person to go to when I thought there was a monster under my bed. I have since realized that my desire to have approval from my peers stemmed from the lack of approval that I experienced from my father. As I coped with the absence of a father figure in my life, I began to realize that I should depend on my opinion of myself and not the opinions that others had of