people do it because appearence has always been everything...the way people perceieve you measures your worth in society as w whole not just as a person. i care what people think because they can be so critical and hurtful and it could prevent me from getting a job or keeping my fiance. it is for many reasons that we care what people think...we just want to be accepted by somebody and loved and to do that we think we need to form to exactly what they like...

~Ash~

I believe that these people that cannot view themselves as an individual are just insecure with themselves. Ones who belong in a cliche. Why do you do that? Does it make you feel better that people are exactly like you? If so, why? I honestly dont understand.

Okay I have to admit I was and still can be a little insecure at times. Its hard out there in the world. We all want to be excpeted in life and we would do anything to have the feeling that pepole like us even if it means not not bu *us*. For me it scares me when I move to new places and I move around a lot b/c my dad is in the army. When I get to a plce I am soo scared that no one will like me or I won't fit in or I'm too ugly or too fat and soo on..... To be honest just recently have I come to relized that you know WHO CARES!!! Who cares what pepole think of me as long as I am happy with my self than who cares. My friends here in S.C have helped me with that. Yeah sometimes I can be a little insecure and what not lol...but for the most I am now happy with myself and I have all my friends to thank for that.

I am very comfortable with myself. I like who I am, and although I have faults, I can live with them. I like becoming a better person, and I try to learn from my mistakes and not dwell on them. I enjoy life and enjoy being myself. I have confidence in myself and my opinions and I value myself. I also value others and their opinions as well. I know that I am not perfect, but I am comfortable with myself.

Maybe some people just aren't comfortable with who they are and care alot about what others think, or maybe they don't want to hear what others think and only care about themselves. I'm not other people and I can't really generalize them. I can only tell you about myself.