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"  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m only confident about my looks when nobody else is around. Why is this?&amp;quot; - Alaura, 16 Alaura, I&amp;#039;m not sure why that is. Is it because when you are around other people you find yourself comparing yourself to them? And in that comparison does it make you feel less than beautiful? Sometimes we don&amp;#039;t even realize the games our mind plays on us when we begin to have negative self-talk (&amp;quot;Oh, she is so much prettier than you&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;I knew I shouldn&amp;#039;t have worn this&amp;quot;) so try to take a minute the next time you feel insecure when people are around and listen to what&amp;#039;s going on in your head (what are you hearing?) You may want to write for yourself a little mantra &amp;quot;I am beautiful and am comfortable being around people&amp;quot; and repeat that to yourself every time you feel less than confident. Odds are there is something going on in the group dynamic that is throwing your confidence off track. But the same kind of clarity about your looks that you have in private definitely deserves to be seen in public. Nothing has changed \u2013 except for who you are hanging around \u2013 so make sure you have surrounding yourself with positive people who love you \u2013 for you! Jess Weiner is an author, self-esteem expert, and Seventeen&amp;#039;s new Body Peace adviser. To ask Jess your body-image questions, share your thoughts, or vent your frustrations, leave your comments below or send them here. Jess will answer new questions every week! Learn more about Jess at withjess.com. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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