He said that we should see ourself as what we think we are.
Johnson believes that people who are afraid to be alone with themselves are likely lacking self-awareness and may be avoiding confronting their inner thoughts and emotions. He views it as a sign of discomfort with introspection and suggests that facing this fear can lead to personal growth and self-discovery.
People are afraid to be themselves because they do not like what they are. They believe that others are better than them. They think the they are not good enough, so they have to feign being someone that they are not.
they are gay people who are not afraid to be themselves.
Some do, and some don't. This is an opinion. Xenophobic- Afraid of foreign people.
Some people always act because they are afraid to be themselves or are afraid that if they do not act, someone will not like them. Not all people act all of the time.
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Consistantly throughout history, people have been afraid of the unknown, so they explained everything away as an action of a god or goddess. When people feel vulnerable or afraid, they try to console themselves by convincing themselves that they have no control over whatever is disturbing them.
Many people are afraid of, or dislike, people who are different from themselves. Lady Gaga seems to make it a point to be different from everyone.
It is indeed true that in claiming the land for themselves, the Europeans ignored the ownership right of the native people.
There are some traits that set apart people who are successful like celebrities over other people. Successful people have a strong believe in themselves, they surround themselves with positive people, they are proactive, are not afraid to be different, work hard and have a clear vision of what they want.
A tiny fraction of adults are homophobic - irrationally afraid of homosexuals. Their homophobia has little effect on homosexuals or on themselves.
Even very neurotic people are not actually afraid of themselves, but many people do fear that they are in some way not good enough. They fear their own weakness. But it's not really a phobia, it's a lack of self confidence.
About 50 people were in Lyndon B. Johnson's family.