Confidence loss

We've all been hit with a sudden loss of confidence in public. It's like a slap in the face and the cheeks become flushed. Suddenly we think everyone reads us.

I used to have these all the time and I am still not entirety immune and will momentarily succumb to them. There are days when all of a sudden a glance from someone is perceived as the jig being up and our confidence deflates like a flat tire.

There is no perfect recovery except that I shake off those little episodes by remembering where I am, how far my journey has come and that I know exactly who I am. Plenty of people lose confidence daily who aren't in any way gender variant. You can see their expressions in the street and on public transit giving away that something is weighing on them. 

We've all been there.

That we are fragile creatures is a given and we are constantly building up self esteem when it threatens to crumble.

Extremely thick skin is an asset.