Violette Leduc Quotes

So many people are paralyzed by worrying, "What are these people going to think?"

In fact most of what we call anxiety is overconcern about what someone thinks of you.

For paranoia about 'what other people think' : remember that only some hate, a very few love - and almost all just don't care.

I think everyone's so scared of other people judging them.

The greatest prison people live in is the fear of what other people think.

Many people allow their need for other people's approval to control their lives. They spend their lives worrying about what others think of them.

I was always worried about what others were thinking about me or how I was being perceived.

I worry that's what people are going to think about me if they kind of go backwards. But if that didn't happen to you, I'll feel better.

I manage to think twice about everything / Why will they like me as they do / Or not as they do / Why will they praise me as they do / Or praise me not not as they do.

When you are younger, you worry about what people think about you. When you are older, you realize that no one was ever thinking about you at all.

At some point, you realize that people might be laughing at your jokes because they're afraid not to laugh.

I can be such a people pleaser, and so worried about what people are thinking or feeling insecure.

I was always thinking the funny things but was always quiet and scared to be made fun of.

I think a lot of people are afraid of being happy because of what others might think of it.

I think I prioritize other people's opinions of me very highly, which is not necessarily a good thing - it's a thing that causes a lot of anxiety.

What I never overcame is a kind of shyness.

I've gone through my whole life caring deeply what people think of me.

Most men are petrified of standing out in any way or being thought superficial.

I'm always a little worried when people have met me in person because I'm worried they'll be disappointed.

I'm outgoing when I have to be, but usually, I'm kinda shy. I always think people don't want to talk to me. Some people might take that as being stuck-up, but I'm just shy.

One of my biggest problems is that I'm always so influenced by what other people are thinking about me.

I have a worry of people not liking me. I get scared walking into a room first, so I have to have people walk in before me so then people are distracted. It's hard.

All my life - middle school, high school - I've always been worried what are people going to think.

I do care about what people think about me sometimes, and sometimes it affects me in a negative way.

I'm always checking other people's opinions.