“We’re going to have to let truth scream louder to our souls than the lies that have infected us.”
― Beth Moore, So Long, Insecurity: You’ve Been A Bad Friend To Us
Insecurities are a part of life. Whether someone’s proximity to our partners makes us feel a wee bit out of control or an unfair treatment at the workplace does little to help us feel self-affirmed, we can feel insecure anywhere and everywhere. However, did you know that you could also feel insecure because you are hardwired to feel so? Yes, you can feel insecure because your stars are aligned so.
With a little help from us, you can kick your insecurities to the curb and you can stop asking yourself am I insecure? because we’ll help you get to the root of ’em all:
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Aries (March 21 – April 19)
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You’ve always been known for your adventure-seeking nature and spontaneous, always-on-the-move attitude. People love you for this exciting and thrilling person that you are. Therefore, your insecurity is based on the fact that once you lose this thrilling and adventurous nature of yours, people will no longer find any interest in you and might abandon you. This makes you lose your confidence and fiercely guard your imagined, strong sense of self.
Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
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You put everyone else first. Thus, when you think about thinking about yourself and taking care of yourself for once, you fear that you loved ones might lose their faith in you and will stop trusting you. You feel proud of yourself for being so warm, loving and compassionate towards everyone around you, and therefore, putting yourself first once in every blue moon makes you feel nervous that they’ll be furious at you.
Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
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You are always carefree, light-hearted and composed. You feel confident in making people laugh and feel happy. But since you are a human, you also have your anxious and tense moments where you break down. You fret if someone knows of this vulnerable side of yours, they’ll relegate you to the realm of weak souls. You have these uncertain moments and you fear allowing people to learn of them.
Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
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You are a sympathetic person and your emotional and sentimental nature is so unnerving, it gets to the nerves of every person around you. Since your intuitions are strong, you tend to read the minds of the people before they can speak it. It’s alright unless you lean in too far so as to percept and assume they are irritated with you far more than they actually are. Sure, your emotional nature infuriates them at times, but hiding behind this insecurity of yours will do no good either.
Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22)
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Your creativity, motivation to work harder and work ethic are all great and probably the most positive things about you. But you equate your self-worth with your achievements and success. You place way too much weight on succeeding and being the best, so much that you end up failing, consequently becoming disillusioned. The reason is that you’re insecure about the fact failure equals you being unloved and despised.
Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22)
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You get a sense of calm and control when you have an order and purpose in life. You always want to feel like you are of use. You feel insecure and self-conscious when you feel like you’re not being of any use in people’s lives. You feel instantly anxious when hanging out with people and they ask about you- you feel like you’ll bore them. This sense of edginess arises from the fact that you always want to have a purpose in life.
Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22)
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You like making peace with everyone and bringing together every person while hanging out. Thus, people look to you while making any decision regarding plans. Hence, people tend to like you a lot. But there’ll always be someone who’s a little cold to you and doesn’t like you. Exactly this is what makes you feel insecure and out-of-place and you just cannot let go of it.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21)
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Your confidence is boosted by knowledge, information and wisdom. It makes you feel sure of yourself in all situations in life. But there’ll be times in life where you are bound to feel out-of-the-loop and you’re uncertain about your career or relationship or anything. At such times, you feel totally lost. Thus, insecurity grows and you start feeling discomfort in your own skin.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21)
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People look to you for some wise advice, since you’re always optimistic and encouraging. Your insecurity arises from the uncertainty about the fact that if you’re not cheerful, optimistic, witty and full of good-advice for people, then people will find you untoward. You fear that you’ll feel rejected and simply unnecessary in life with no specific purpose or reason to be anyone’s life.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19)
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Despite the fact that you possess a wonderfully crazy side to yourself, you always want to remain calm and poised. This boosts your confidence, and only then are you comfortable around people. You always find peace in remaining reserved and reticent. Your insecurity comes to the limelight when you let yourself loose and play around freely being who you really are. You just can’t stand the thought of someone seeing you as being something other than controlled and reserved.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18)
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You always fear admitting that you desire something badly. The reason is that in the end, when you don’t achieve what you want or when you fail, it makes you feel embarrassed and uncomfortable in your own skin. It scares you to the very core of your being that you crave something so bad. Thus, you hate showing how much you care about things, thereby inculcating a detached and indifferent sense towards everything, be it your hobbies, career, relationship or even your passion.
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Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20)
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You are an extremely sensitive person and it is a huge asset. But at times, you’ll have to deal with it because this sensitivity of yours can end up making you feel extremely frail and fragile. Moreover, you become susceptible to judgment and gossip. You are highly insecure about such criticisms. Despite it being constructive criticism, you have a hard time getting over it and healing yourself.
If you, too, ask yoursel am I insecure? and know that it has got nothing to do with extrinsic factors, did you find a piece of yourself here? You know what you gotta do to oust the jerk now! Good luck!
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