Must Know, Here Are 5 Reasons Why Confidence Is Important
YOGYAKARTA – Confidence, by clinical psychologists, is often associated with aspects of a happy life. Starting from being able to help overcome anxiety, having great motivation, surviving in all situations, and here are the reasons why it is important for everyone to have self-confidence.
1. Can be yourselfHave you ever overthinking about which clothes are the best to wear during a presentation? If you are confident enough, you can choose clothes that are comfortable and authentically self-image. That's the first thing that makes self-confidence important to have. You become grounded in who you really are, and can even accept weaknesses as motivation to be better.
2. Cultivate deeper empathyEnough empathy is not reacting to everything that touches your heart. but the deep four will pay attention to their capacity when they see those closest to you look sadder than usual. When someone is preoccupied with self-doubt, as reported by Psychology Today, Monday, July 11, you will not have time with anything around you.
3. More able to enjoy interactionA bad self-image, often makes negative thoughts land in your head. Even someone is reluctant to open a conversation with the people around them for fear of getting a bad impression. A relaxed state and driven by enough self-confidence, will make you feel comfortable in a deeper relationship.
4. Improve relationship qualityAccording to clinical psychologist Barbara Markway, Ph.D., when you have sufficient self-confidence, aspects of the relationship will be more qualified. Like not thinking too much about what if you interact a lot with the people closest to you. Because according to Markway, when you get out of your own head, it will be more intense in the relationship.
5. Can survive in every situationMarkway calls it a skill in overcoming failure, that self-confidence does not mean not experiencing failure. When you know you can overcome challenges and aren't crippled by failure or mistakes, then you won't sink down and beat yourself up. The important point is that believing and believing in yourself allows you to understand how failure and mistakes lead to growth.
Self-confidence is also associated with overthinking. It's like thinking about 'what ifs' which makes it difficult for a person to be more excited about new challenges or lead to progress.