anita, I think I let my past failures and what other people say about me fuel the insecurities about myself. I need to learn to love myself. I had dreams to become an ice-skater and get into a class for the medical field, but they were unsuccessful. Also, after failed relationships in seventh grade, I haven’t been as trusting and very shy when it comes to relationships. I don’t show myself as much as I used to. I used to love acting and I still do, but now I don’t feel comfortable being in front of people. I feel like I’m most myself when I’m alone.