Other Sources

As my final post from other sources (besides the interview with Dr. Andrew Fields later on...), I decided to look into any other sources that I may have missed.

1. "How to Overcome Insecurity." WikiHow. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2013. <http://www.wikihow.com/Overcome-Insecurity>.
   

   
   • Surprisingly, this wikihow had some insight as to how to overcome insecurity.
   • For example, one should not always focus on the bad times in the past. This is great advice because the more you think about those times, the less concentrated you are on the present and what you could be missing out on.
   • Another factor that they mention is that you must pay attention to how you surround yourself with. This is great advice as well! If they are encouraging and friendly, they will boost your self-esteem. But if you have friends that always degrade you, you will not have anyone to fall back on in times of trouble.

   •  This was a great website for a self-help example. Although some of their advice went a little overboard, it gave a great whole picture.

    2.  Reep, Serena. "Where Does the Feeling of Insecurity Come From?" Ezine @rticles. SparkNET, 20 Feb. 2009. Web. 1 Apr. 2013. <http://ezinearticles.com/?Where-Does-the-Feeling-of-Insecurity-Come-From?&id=2210027>.
   

   • This is a fantastic source that explains where insecurity comes from. The author (a doctor with a Ph.D. in Social Psychology) states that everyone is insecure because they are constantly in a community of people. 
   • The first step to overcoming this would be to admit that you are insecure. Because people see insecurity as being ""weak" "vulnerable" and "powerless".  
   • On the social front, she says that, "And, we want to be accepted and appreciated by others around us so we can feel a sense of reciprocity in our network of relationships." As well as So, one of the sources of the feelings of security or insecurity is from our social environment.  Where we stand in the context of the group and the feedback (implicit or explicit) we get from the group about our value to the group gives us a greater or lesser sense of security about our role in that group."
   •  I'm glad the author believes that because we are always with people, insecurity derives from society and its acceptance of us. 

    
   
   Overall, these articles taught me that I don't always have to look for academic sources to obtain what I need to know. Even Wikipedia gave me advice that I'm sure any insecure person could follow as long as they have an open mind.