insecurities
Inner confidence gaps
Insecurities are doubts about oneself—anxieties about one's worth, abilities, or how others perceive you: Her insecurities about her appearance started in middle school.
The word names the specific vulnerabilities rather than a general state: He played on her insecurities.
Also refers to multiple unsafe conditions or unstable situations: the insecurities of life in a war zone.
State of being insufficient
- imposterOne feigning identity
- inferiorityLower status or quality
- unworthinessLack of merit
- self-criticismJudging one's own failings
self-consciousness · underconfidence · self-deprecation · second-guessing · perfectionism · self-sabotage · overthinking · self-questioning
Denial of acceptance
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- failureLack of success
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
commitment · loneliness · inadequacy · exposure · criticism · vulnerability · being seen · trust issues
Troubled mental state
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- overthinkingDwelling excessively on thoughts
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- uneaseMild persistent worry
restlessness · apprehension · edginess · catastrophizing · hypervigilance · social anxiety · performance anxiety · self-monitoring
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- possessivenessExcessive attachment to ownership
- clinginessExcessive need for closeness
- codependencyExcessive emotional reliance on another
- trust issuesSkepticism toward others' motives
comparison · envy · competitiveness · suspicion · monitoring · territorial · attention-seeking · social standing
State of being unprotected
- exposureState of being unprotected
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- fragilityEase of breaking
- opennessQuality of being accessible
thin-skinned · guardedness · walls · armor · hiding · masking · pretense · facade
inadequacy
State of being insufficient
- imposterOne feigning identity
- inferiorityLower status or quality
- unworthinessLack of merit
self-criticism · self-consciousness · underconfidence · self-deprecation · second-guessing · perfectionism · self-sabotage · overthinking · self-questioning · defeatism
rejection
Denial of acceptance
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- failureLack of success
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
intimacy · commitment · loneliness · inadequacy · exposure · criticism · vulnerability · being seen · trust issues · attachment
worry
Troubled mental state
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- overthinkingDwelling excessively on thoughts
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
unease · restlessness · apprehension · edginess · catastrophizing · hypervigilance · social anxiety · performance anxiety · self-monitoring · avoidance
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- possessivenessExcessive attachment to ownership
- clinginessExcessive need for closeness
- codependencyExcessive emotional reliance on another
trust issues · comparison · envy · competitiveness · suspicion · monitoring · territorial · attention-seeking · social standing
defenselessness
State of being unprotected
- exposureState of being unprotected
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- fragilityEase of breaking
openness · thin-skinned · guardedness · walls · armor · hiding · masking · pretense · facade · overcompensation
- inner lifeidentity, feelings, memory, thoughts, self-discovery
- personalself, privacy, personal space, identity, name
- hidden thingssecrets, motives, agendas, subtext, undercurrents
- inner selfself, soul, psyche, inner being, true self
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- intimacykiss, hug, embrace, closeness, snuggling
insecuritiesconfidence
Self-assurance or trust
self-confidence · self-assurance · security · self-esteem · poise
insecuritiescertainties
Assured truths
certitudes · convictions · assurances · confidences · sureties
insecuritiessecurities
Tradeable financial assets
protections · safeties · stabilities · safeguards · assurances
secure, security, insecure, secured, insecurity, securing, securely, unsecured, insecurely