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Do Tell: What Do You Do For an Immediate Confidence Booster?

Wed, 03/19/2008 - 6:00am by DearSugar
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We all have those days when we feel a little down and out. It's totally normal to wake up on the wrong side of the bed every once in a while, but it's key not to let the blues get the best of you, although that's often easier said than done! When I need a quick fix, buying something new always turns my day around. I know it's not the most savvy method, but it works for me! Since we are all different, do tell ladies, what's your remedy when you need an instant confidence booster to lift your mood?

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  • almost famous's picture
    almost famous
    1

    I did a poll almost like this in my group R.W.O (Real Women Online)...Funny!

    Anywho, I just drift off to a pleasant fantasy land(when no one is around of course)LOL

    35 weeks 17 hours ago Report Comment
  • allourregrets's picture
    allourregrets
    2

    hmm..I like to go buy new shoes, shoes never fail to make me feel better. As for healthy ways, Sometimes I just wait until I get home from work, because it never fails that my BF will tell me that I look hot or give some sort of compliment when I get home. (he loves it when Im all dressed up in my "business attire") I also like to write (poems, short stories or just writing my thoughts down on paper helps too). I also like to read motivating poetry....heres one poem that I like to read when Im having a one of those days..i posted it on another thread as well...it usually makes me feel better.

    sometimes I feel like I'm sittin' in the back row of Barbie and Ken 101
    a class we are all in, but never seem to learn from
    Some general ed requirement for
    Students of American culture
    A GE that convinces even the brightest
    of young women that sex is survival of the thinnest
    and I'm sick of this education that doesn't serve our best interests
    my teacher has no face
    she is every Revelon model women have ever chased
    her lectures come through magazines in beauty shops & add campaigns,
    sh*t
    just turn on your tv
    this just in, a skewed perspective for todays youth y'al ladies aint thin enough, fellas aint trim
    enough, wanna be sexy?
    Y'al don't go to the gym enough, cut to commercial, common just come tune
    in to our maintenance team, convince you're ugly then tell you how to fix it with maybeline
    Perpetually started by these dolls marketed in the late 50's named
    Barbie and Ken
    hence the
    class I'm in
    Are you following?
    sh*t didn't end
    They keep moldin' Barbie to fit new trends
    next maybe they'll have club hoppin' Barbie
    With thongs as accessories
    video hoe Barbie
    abusive boyfriend sold separately
    underaged Barbie
    Cobey Bryant included
    or 9/11 victim Barbie
    and Ken is proud to get recruited
    problem is all these teachings are womans decay
    and I'm startin' to worry cuz my girl is up front and she's getting an A
    this is where I start getting pissed off ok
    when the f**k did it become all about
    tuckin' in the gutt I gotta get the bigger breast
    sh*t I wanna fit a little better in a dress
    so let me get a little skinny gotta fit into an itty bitty
    size slimmer so I livin up the chest
    please
    teacher teacher I wanna give my oral presentation
    cuz I have a problem with the class, and matter of fact, I have, a fat ass grudge with the
    whole administration
    you're the reason my girl won't eat in front of me in restaurants

    the reason that she thinks she's overweight in over ten spots
    less gut less pudge less lunch less real, more looks more love more Barbie
    appeal?
    f**k Barbie and Ken
    My future daughter will never play with them
    you're the reason bleedin' 15 year old girls arms are slit
    You made 12 year olds think skinny was a compliment
    And now it's too late
    I can't write my way through this bathroom door
    So I raise my hand in class cuz I can't stand it any more
    Teacher teacher your lectures all backwards
    You got mothers and daughters forgetting what matters
    Cuz above tits, ass, lips, legs, and ugs
    The most attractive women are the ones who don't give a f**k
    So screw your teachings your lessons and plans
    You skewed sick distant relative of the man
    Your plan for brainwashin' my baby I reject
    I'm walkin' out of this class, and I will proudly take, my F

    35 weeks 16 hours ago Report Comment
  • iRose's picture
    iRose
    3

    I usually listen to Corinne Bailey Rae. Her track 'Put Your Records On' usually does the job.

    35 weeks 16 hours ago Report Comment
  • Kristinh1012's picture
    Kristinh1012
    5

    I usally buy something or like allourregrets said my BF always makes me feel better. I don't even have to say anything, every night I come home he makes a big fuss cause it's the first he's seen me dressed that day since he leaves before I get out of bed in the morning. AND I still have my heels on and he LOVES that.
    If I need an extra boost I wear my Chase me F*ck me boots (as my BF calls them)

    35 weeks 16 hours ago Report Comment
  • thegiraffe's picture
    thegiraffe
    6

    I have a home-made facial, wash my hair, shape my eyebrows, listen to great music, moisturize my face, I stand in front of the mirror, smile and wink at myself (

    35 weeks 15 hours ago Report Comment
  • thegiraffe's picture
    thegiraffe
    8

    What's with the symbols on this site! Grrr!

    That comment was supposed to end with

    35 weeks 15 hours ago Report Comment
  • pippins_halfling's picture
    pippins_halfling
    10

    Procrastinate and do nothing. Listen to music. Talk to Raj. He always makes me feel better. Smiling

    35 weeks 15 hours ago Report Comment
  • TFS's picture
    TFS
    11

    i dont need a booster. im always confident cus im amazing:]

    35 weeks 15 hours ago Report Comment
  • shelleybaby32's picture
    shelleybaby32
    12

    Whenever i am feeling down and blue...i play with my kids. we play a game- our favorits are hide-and-seek or pillow fights. Whenever we play hide and seek someone always hides in a ridiculous spot with their legs or arms sticking out and all you can do is laugh hysterically. Someone is always under the blanket giggling. It's just FUN it puts my life into perspective and helps me remember why i am here. AND it always ends in "mom-you're the greatest"
    Now how's that for a confidence booster?!!!!

    35 weeks 14 hours ago Report Comment
  • Random's picture
    Random
    13

    I start off with annoying my can mates by taking a looong shower (I feel completely justified because they never clean the bathroom), use my TIGI hair mask, a pretty smelling body lotion, then spend longer than usual primping and deciding what to wear. Then when I head out for the day, I've got the "Yeah, I'm hot" thing going on.
    Or, if all else fails, I curl up with a good book and some popcorn and ignore the world.

    35 weeks 14 hours ago Report Comment
  • allourregrets's picture
    allourregrets
    14

    Whenever i am feeling down and blue...i play with my kids. we play a game- our favorits are hide-and-seek or pillow fights. Whenever we play hide and seek someone always hides in a ridiculous spot with their legs or arms sticking out and all you can do is laugh hysterically. Someone is always under the blanket giggling. It's just FUN it puts my life into perspective and helps me remember why i am here. AND it always ends in "mom-you're the greatest"
    Now how's that for a confidence booster?!!!!

    that was the cutest comment Ive ever read.

    35 weeks 14 hours ago Report Comment
  • sunlandseagirl's picture
    sunlandseagirl
    16

    When Im feeling blue I .......eat chocolate haggen daz ice cream,listen to music OR paintin my artbook.

    I never run from sadness I think its good to have at least one day a month(usually around my period) when u can be completely pessimistic and miserable. When these days come I really purge all of the negative emotions i've been building up.

    35 weeks 13 hours ago Report Comment
  • thirtythreezero's picture
    thirtythreezero
    17

    go outside to the park and hoop to "Red Alert" by basement jaxx. or just force myself to go take a walk outside with some upbeat music.

    35 weeks 13 hours ago Report Comment
  • AujahAcorn's picture
    AujahAcorn
    18

    i like to window shop and if i have a lil money i will get somthing small for myself. i also exercise!!! thats what REALLY works.

    35 weeks 13 hours ago Report Comment
  • flyinglimegreen's picture
    flyinglimegreen
    19

    Watching a good romantic comedy usually does it. Or lately (since there really haven't been a lot of good romance comedies since "When Harry Met Sally") I've been watching a lot of teen dance movies, like "Step Up" and "Step Up 2 the Streets" and "Center Stage." Something about the dancing makes me happy.

    35 weeks 13 hours ago Report Comment
  • Asia84's picture
    Asia84
    20

    if i wake up in a sh*tty mood (which is rare), i put on my "Happy" playlist on my laptop,which consists of "Over The Hills And Far Away" by Led Zeppelin. i shower and what not, and i go into my closet and pick out something that makes me feel hot.

    other than that, if i'm in a bad mood, you're just gonna have to deal with me being pissed for a bit. i usually get over things kinda fast.

    35 weeks 13 hours ago Report Comment
  • Marci's picture
    Marci
    23

    I crank up the music and dance. That always centers me and leaves me feeling happy.

    35 weeks 12 hours ago Report Comment
  • cereal_please's picture
    cereal_please
    25

    I listen to music, watch funny Youtube videos.. if I'm at home, open up my old yearbooks and read what everyone wrote Smiling

    35 weeks 11 hours ago Report Comment
  • workin9to5's picture
    workin9to5
    26

    I look in the mirror and say:

    "I'm good enough
    I'm smart enough
    and gosh darn it
    people like me!"

    Haha, anyone remember Stuart Smalley? Sorry, this post reminded me of that...

    Anyway, to feel more confident, I put on my most flattering and favorite outfit of the moment and go out with the girls. Then I flirt with a hot guy or two, make them wish they had me, and go home at the end of the night to my man.

    Or, like others have said, I can just spend time with my fiance and he always tells me I'm hot no matter how bad I think I look.

    35 weeks 11 hours ago Report Comment
  • kitkat87's picture
    kitkat87
    28

    i usually buy a new lipstick/lipgloss to make myself feel better.

    35 weeks 7 hours ago Report Comment
  • GlowingMoon's picture
    GlowingMoon
    29

    Diamonds are a girl's bestfriend. Smiling I put on my bling-bling jewelry, and I lounge around and admire them. Sometimes over a glass of wine.

    35 weeks 3 hours ago Report Comment
  • jen22's picture
    jen22
    30

    I exercise. Usually tennis or running. And if its been a really bad day then I do both.

    35 weeks 4 min ago Report Comment
  • lady-T's picture
    lady-T
    31

    i usually do my hair , exercise, or dance around a bit!

    34 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • treble8705's picture
    treble8705
    33

    I play a little music and when I'm feeling really bad.. I ACTUALLY make a payment on my credit cards cause it makes me feel better about my financial situation and lets me know that I'll have the money to finance my dreams...

    33 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment

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