Your lack of confidence can show itself
in some distracting and unattractive ways. Nervous habits like biting your
nails, hair-twirling, clearing your throat, constant twitching or foot shaking,
or popping your knuckles, can be irritating to others and suggest you don't feel
self-assured or comfortable. Sometimes these behaviors are the result of
boredom, but those observing you will perceive you as uncomfortable and nervous.
Many of these habits are unsanitary and even unhealthy and make you look silly
or childish.
Action Steps: Think about some of the nervous
behaviors you have that are habitual. What are some of the triggers for these
behaviors in social situations? What are you feeling when you turn to these
habits? Discomfort? Boredom? Stress? By noticing the feelings, you will take
some of the power away from the emotion, making it less tempting to perform the
bad habit. Come up with some positive replacement behaviors to use when you
notice you want to perform a nervous habit. For example, when you want to bite
your nails, put your hands in your pockets or hold them together in front of
you.
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