Do you ever have this burst of 'confidence'?

[jryden]

Do you ever walk in a store or a restaurant, anywhere and have this high level of confidence.? A guy/girl looks at you at you automatically think they like you? A girl (if you're a girl) looks at you and you assume they are jealous of you?

This happens to me all the time. Is this confidence real? Hell No! Of course, they are not jealous of me and those guys don't like me but its this weird 5 mins of confidence and like I said, I know its not real but I don't know why I get it.

And after those 5 mins, If I havent left the place (store/restaurant), It becomes the opposite. I come back to reality and realize they all hate me. I do my best to hide.

 

[TheTemp]

I get exactly what you mean about the burst of confidence! I get it too when I get the validation from someone I talk to. It lasts a little longer than 5 minutes though.

 

[dancingintherain]

Yep.. And it happens for like 5 minutes for me too until it runs out and I get this thought pass by; Hey, you're social phobic remember? which is annoying

But yeah, confidence is really nice because you feel human and feel you fit in with the rest of the world

 

[xDreamseller]

Yeah I get that too sometimes, pretty awesome when it happens. I always think it feels like you are living in a movie when it happens.

 

[mikebird]

I generally get this burst when I disagree and argue with someone

When we're on the same level, all is fine

 

[dottie]

sometimes... but it's not a deep-rooted confidence and i know it is fleeting. but i roll with it.

 

[Outlander]

I have suddenly episodes of confidence. I enjoy them because I feel different; unfortunately they don't last too much.

I don't know where this spontaneous security comes from. There have been days when I just wake up in that state and the things that ordinarily affect me seems trivial. The next day I become the same shy individual and don't recognize the guy that I was yesterday.

 

[Facethefear]

I have periods of being immune to the opinions of others and being my true self in public.
It becomes easier as I get older. Not that I hurt anyone else or try too. I just go out into the world with a purpose and get the job done. A day without emotional pain is a good day. I try to slow everything down including my driving speed and give myself lots of time to get where I need to go. Being late is one of my triggers for anxiety.
I don't know if people see me as confident or insecure or maybe just friendly.

 

[MotherWolff]

Nope never.....