Synonyms for self-doubt
self-doubt

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1. diffidence, self-doubt, self-distrustnoun

   lack of self-confidence

   Synonyms:
   self-distrust, diffidence

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1. Unknown:

   Through the doors of perception Down the corridors of uncertainty Into the room of self doubt Opens the window of opportunity.

2. Lukwesa Morin:

   My biggest fear used to be that I would run into a challenge that would block me from achieving success. Now my biggest fear is self-doubt. For it is in the mind that these battles are won and lost.

3. Kahlil Gibran:

   Your confidence in the people, and your doubt about them, are closely related to your self-confidence and your self-doubt.

4. Leonard Mlodinow:

   Nothing projects intelligence quite like confidence. When you believe in yourself, it shows, and research shows that believing in yourself improves your performance on cognitive tasks. Self-doubt, on the other hand, impairs your performance. What’s worse is that other people pick up on this doubt, which makes you appear less intelligent to them. If you want people to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself. If you’re really smart, you should n’t have to use big words to broadcast it. True intelligence speaks for itself, so you don’t have to show off your impressive vocabulary. In addition, you always run the chance of being wrong. Using a big word incorrectly makes you look, well, not so smart. So, if you want to appear more intelligent, stop studying the dictionary and just focus on communicating effectively. Related : 8 Great Tricks for Reading People's Body Language Communication expert Leonard Mlodinow makes the case that even if two people say exactly the same thing, the one who says it most expressively will be perceived as being smarter. If two speakers utter exactly the same words, but one speaks a little faster and louder and with fewer pauses and greater variation in volume, that speaker will be judged to be more energetic, knowledgeable, and intelligent.

5. Aurora Berill:

   Anxiety and self-doubt can bring you down, but don't quit. Keep your motivation strong and take back control of your life.