Even powerful, sexy, successful women have moments of self-doubt.
“I make a point of not revealing my insecurities: if other people know what they are, they pick up on them and use them.everyone has moments of insecurity. The trick is
acting confident. I don’t wake up and think “I look perfect”. It’s important not to compare yourself with false images of perfection the media portray. It’s all smoke and mirrors.” -Dita Von Teese.
Are you surprised to read that from her? What do you think about this quote? I think she’s right, except that I tell people (that I trust) what my insecurities are. Insecurity happens to the best of us, it’s a human emotion.
Do you ever feel insecure?

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i’m insecure a lot of times, but i try to play it off, and sometimes i tell people. i mean insecurities are just human nature
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I am a lot lately, since I just started college and I don’t know anyone. But I try to at least pretend I’m confident in the hopes that real confidence will follow. lol.
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no. (and i’m actually not being snarky.)
sunflower / 286 posts
yeah
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of course. everyone has their ups and downs.
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everyone feels insecure from time to time. im getting better at being more secure now though
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yeah..i do.
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I suppose then that security is hiding your insecurities.
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yay, you go Mercredi!!
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when im insecure, im really insecure.
i just tell myself. at the end of the day, im the one that matters to me, and thats it. and i also tell myself. what i am makes who i am and i am marvellous in my own crazy ways. (:
dahlia / 2382 posts
I do but I dont hide my imperfections. I learn to live with them or improve them. No one is perfect no matter what they say or how they act.
dahlia / 2747 posts
always.
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oooh yes, i have bad anxiety though so its like a package.
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i don’t mind telling people what my insecurities are. the normal ones anyway. we all have them, so sometimes it’s nice to bond over the fact that we both hate our zits.
magnolia / 1030 posts
insecure like 95% of the time
its horrible that people really do pick at others’ insecurities..its just plain mean
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I believe Cindi Crawford was once quoted as saying, “Even I don’t look like Cindi Crawford all the time!”
Sometimes it’s unreal to think that super-mega-famous, ultra-gorgeous celebrities ever started out as normal people. And even more unbelievable is that they even get zits, catch colds, throw up, and get diarrhea like us normal folks!
sunflower / 258 posts
I think it’s nice to hear people are down to earth enough to admit they have insecurities. How the world receives it is a different story because people can be cruel and can try to eat you up regardless of whether they know what they are or not.
magnolia / 1017 posts
cool quote coming from a gorgeous lady.
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im insecured…. but i don’t let my friends suffer for it.
Insecurities, nobody has to deal with someone’s else.
I deal with it by myself.
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I have bunch of things i’m insecured about and i tend to play it off usually.. but other times i just confide in my bestie and he knows every single thing about me and then he gets mad at me for being so insecured about such silly things, then he tells me that he’ll always be there for me and i shouldn’t worry at all.
and like you said, its a human emotion, everyone are insecured, famous or not.
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always. My friends and boyfriend help me feel secure in myself though. They’re really affirmative
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I don’t even know who that woman is.
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all of the time.
sunflower / 496 posts
@fuzzi_mushroom@xanga - Try to focus on the 5 other %!
Yes it’s mean but it happened to me…
@coffeeishappinessinacup@xanga - lol
@MissPixieGlitter@xanga - That’s a good thing! congrats!
@sarahzthoughts@xanga - i like the idea that even famous people get diarrhea loool
but as I’m a princess it never happens to me ahahahah
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I’m always amazed when I see celebs who look like they are super confident and have it all together but in reality are just as insecure as everyone else. I had a lot of insecurities at a younger age, but have managed to throw most of it out the window.
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Yes, like you, I constantly tell my friends what my insecurities are. I get to express myself, get the load off my chest and my friends and I can bond about something REAL for a change. So, it’s a win-win situation for all. peace out
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I don’t think I have ever felt secure.
sunflower / 494 posts
of course. i’m so insecure with myself. but i’m losing weight the healthy way to make myself feel more secure lol.
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I always do. but that quote is empowering.
daffodil / 1601 posts
If you think your legs are kinda big and go around annoucing it people may think, ”Yeah, your legs are kinda big.” When honestly, people won’t even notice if you don’t mention it.
I in fact, think my eyes are really puffy and have horrible dark circles but I don’t let anyone know! I just throw on some concealer and start batting those beautiful green things.
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Its always the most confident looking girl who is the saddest and most insecure inside I’ve noticed. I dont know about men.
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She seems pretty down to Earth and I like that. I am definitely insecure about myself all the time. I always have been. I’m glad celebrities like her can admit to have insecurities like the rest of us.
sunflower / 327 posts
How can someone not be insecure? It’s amazing if someone isn’t.
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my main insecurity is I seem to have the worst complexion.
other than that i’m pretty happy.
sunflower / 285 posts
No not really. I used to feel insecure but now I have more of the mindset that there will always be girls prettier than me and there will always be girls who aren’t as pretty as me. It’s not a big deal to me. I don’t understand why girls drive themselves crazy trying to be perfect.
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Not always, but there are times that I feel insecure and that’s when I’m just having a bad day/things just not going my way.
orchid / 182 posts
don’t we all?
sunflower / 451 posts
Yes. I’m mainly insecure about my weight and my looks in general. But as soon as I’m onstage, that all goes away and I get to be beautiful for 2 hours. hehe
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always.
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a lot of the time, and it makes you feel really crap most of the time… but i would rather not be someone else because they already exsist — it just takes work to get there.
magnolia / 1354 posts
Always.
Get a few drinks in me though, I’ll be oozing false confidance, haha.
hydrangea / 84 posts
personally, when i’m feeling insecure, thinking to myself “i feel really bad about myself right now” makes me even more uncomfortable. recognizing my insecurities helps me play them off and get past them quicker, if that makes sense
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everyone feels insecure, usually when I feel that way I often do something out of the ordinary. something that I was afraid of doing but just jumping and doing it anyways. like lately I thought I was too fat to get a certain hair cut and the other day I did just that, got all my hair chopped off a one side something drastic and funky and it made me feel on top of the world.
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Of course. It’s normal.
sunflower / 420 posts
um, duh. We’re only human. People give celebrities way too much credit, they’re not gods.
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I feel insecure all the time. I hate my imperfections but I’m trying to live with them and love myself just as I am
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yes i can be insecure! haha who isn’t?
hydrangea / 94 posts
I wish they would go away..
=[
im far from perfect..
but im trying.
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@Mercredi - thank you! i think people should never feel insecure because we all have inherent disparities. it’s what we make of them and how we better ourselves.
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of course. but im at a point where i can appreciate who i am and what i look like so those insecure feelings only pop up every other month
orchid / 149 posts
I feel insecure most of the time. I’m not surprised to read that quote from Dita. I think that a lot of people feel insecure about something at some point in their lives. I view her as too beautiful so I am not at all surprised that she can be insecure.
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I think it all depends on who you are and what you feel. I tell people I am very close with about my insecurities when I’m worried about things or need to vent. I think that that is a fair way to make sure my insecurities don’t get the best of me. Some people aren’t so private and just share them with everyone. It’s just a matter of who you share it with and if it helps you clear your mind.
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I think part of being human is being insecure about yourself sometimes
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that’s actually some good advice from her
she’s gorgeous. of course i have a bunch of insecurities, but from now on i’m going to try not to talk about them
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I always feel insecure. >.>
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ofx
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i only feel insecure if i’m having a really bad day but if feels great to know that some celebrities feels the exact same way.
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its in all of us to be insecure at times – some people more than others. i love dita von tesse! <3
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I agree with her 100%. Only people dearest to me know my insecurities and doubts.
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Nobody escapes that nauseating feeling of insecurity. The well put-together ones are the ones who are better liars.
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oh yea, always.
but i dont look insecure
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i have maaany insecurities, but i hide them all. if you ask any of my friends or people that know me, they’d say, “she’s one of the most confident, happy people i know.” haha, i’m really good at hiding them apparently. there probably isn’t a second in the day when i’m not thinking to myself “i’m not good enough” for some reason. but i wear a good mask.
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I’m still very insecure, but I know that when I fake the confidence, I really do BECOME confident.
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I love Dita! She’s always right on point.
If you let people see your vulnerability, they’ll take advantage of it.
It’s human nature.