No, they're not all judging you – you’re not in the spotlight as much as you think

Don't let anxiety about what others think of you hold you back from being yourself – because most of the time, people are thinking about themselves and don't put a lot of effort into judging you. — 123rf.com

Have you ever felt like you have to watch what you say and do for fear of other people judging you?

One of the drawbacks of being the only species to possess self-awareness (so far as we know) is that we can be overly focused on our behaviour and how we come across to others. It doesn’t help that this is often reinforced by our parents when we’re growing up. I’m sure many of us were given warnings about keeping our reputation intact by not embarrassing ourselves by doing anything that might “bring shame”.