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Always worried about what people think

Hi.  I'm CONSTANTLY worrying about what others think of me.  If it's not that, I am always worried that someone is mad at me for something even though I can't really pinpoint anything that may have happened.  Last week, I thought I saw 2 coworkers whispering, and I 'assume' it was about me as I had just asked something, but I'm not for sure.  I've been at this job for 15 yrs. & never had anything like that happen.  I've been replaying the situation over and over and over trying to figure what was said or whether I "should have known" the answer to what I had asked, and that I must have looked silly.  It's been a week now, & I keep waking up thinking about this ridiculous situation.  I know I should just say, "so what", "who cares", etc., but I cannot do that.  I'm sooooo tired of worrying about things---mostly people.  My husband says I worry WAY too much.  Thanks for any advice.
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You probably have low elf esteem,and you think that others would have a bad oppinion about you.I would advice you to try and do things that will give a boost to your self.You could also see a therapist and talk to him about this problem.Lots of people have this issue and as you do not let it seen they do not let it seen either! Those people you saw wispering may have the same problem too.The trick is to live good with your self.
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Hi again :) I think that if you work on your self esteem,everything else will solve by their own.You can try search the internet about ways a tricks to pump up your self esteem.But my advice is that the way should come from inside your hurt.Find what you like to do..a hoby and be good at it.Little wins everyday built us a very strong feeling of self esteem! Buy presents for your self...it will help you feel nice.Try helping people in need it will also make you feel usefull and happy.Dont give up :)
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Hi there.  I agree, I do have low self esteem, although I did not use to.  I'm not sure what's going on.  It seems the older I get, the less confident I am.  It should be the other way around.  It's been over a week now, and I'm not thinking about what happened like I was, although, it does pop in my head at least once a day.  Sigh.  It would be nice to just be able to 'blow things off' easily.  
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