OK, straight in with it… I’ve always been a bit shit with confidence, less so now (my general self confidence is steadily increasing as time goes by), but now what I mainly seem to have confidence with is whenever I’m doing something in front of someone.

The main part of my example comes from the fact that I am trying to pass my driving test (I’ve failed 3 now, one was not my fault AT ALL, but I won’t go into it as it isn’t relevant to the question). Whenever I am on a test, I am bricking myself, I make elementary mistakes that I didn’t even make in my first lesson (my test had no less than three stalls in it, but I have never stalled in a lesson), I screw up, I make myself look like an inexperienced driver.
While on lessons, or driving my own car with legal supervision, I occasionally screw up, but nowhere near as much, it’s just the idea that I’m being judged.

Because here’s the kicker. A couple of days ago I was home alone and needed to get something from the shop, but it was raining and I couldn’t afford to leave my house for the period of time it would’ve taken me to walk there, so I grabbed my keys and drove… Absolutely flawlessly. It felt great, it was such a confidence booster and I loved the fact I wasn’t being judged, I was tempted to drive even more but thought it better not to risk it.
But why do I screw up so much when there is someone else in the car?

This isn’t actually a driving question, and so I am not looking for any tips on that, as the same thing applies to my guitar playing. When I am alone I can jam to whole songs, knock out riffs and pull off passable lead breaks, yet as soon as there’s someone else in the room, I can’t play for shit.

My question is, how can I boost my confidence doing things in front of others so that I don’t screw up all the time?

Hi, I’m Sophie and 13. I’m in my second year of high school and I’m a bit worried whether if I’m normal or not. You could say that I’m not like all the other girls in my class. Mostly all of the girls wear heavy makeup, little belly tops and act like they are top of the chain. I am way different from them. I have spent about a year in my room, writing songs and living in a bubble, while the others are swapping boyfriends every week and slagging people off. I don’t get on well with girls, they call me straight face, because I’m unemotional, they say I never show emotion in my facial expressions. I smile, occasionally, there is hardly anything to smile about. I get bullied a lot, they call me tramp, ugly, unemotional, everything basically. They have convinced me that I am all of these things, so if somebody says that I’m pretty, I just think its a joke and walk away. To get away from everything that’s going on, I watch johnny depp movies, I don’t know why, I have lost my appetite in food and I find everything but singing, acting and writing boring. All these girls expect me to be all hyper and going out with boys all the time, but I don’t want to. Am I normal? I spend all day creating songs and day dreaming about johnny depp and all the great movies he’s done. I’m kind of an awkward child, I really want to learn to play the guitar, but my mum can’t afford lessons. I feel like I’m an outsider, surrounding myself in dreams all the time. I feel like I’m a disappointment to my parents, I’m just wondering if I sound normal? I know its a weird question but my head is messed up big time. Thx for reading

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The music video is the main singer playing a guitar and more people gradually join up behind him, and he ends up playing the guitar outside this woman’s bedroom window.

and there’s a line about laughing at him?

sorry its all a bit vague, but the name of the song or the singer would be a great help!

See today’s program – just on http://bbc.co.uk/liverpool

More details @ http://csg08.com

Directions: go to http://tfh.org.uk & scroll to Liverpool Lighthouse – aka Anfield Temple of Praise, near the stadium, L6

Sounds great!!

C U there, eh?

OK..C U 10.30am @ http://frontline.org.uk – then go 4 lunch on the way, OK?

How @ The White Room, Smithdown Rd L15 @ 1pm & get a bus from there

See http://multimap.com

Yes..

“In A White Room..with black windows..

Great Eric Clapton/Cream song, yes?

Right.

we can always get packet butties @ Asda if pushed for time to get there really early for good seats, eh?

Yes..I just joined http://sugardaddie.com..my profile will appear in @ 6/7 hours under @ my old stage name

What? You know me as Mr Versatile – from Southport & Ormskirk karaokes?

& caught my precinct busking act?

Ladeez & mental men..fresh from his world tour..of psychiatric institutions..ably supported by a jacket named George..& a guitar named ??
Since when have 2 such uniquely superb festival gigs been SPAM???

Yes.it has directions & events programs etc @ http://www.ljmgroup.org.uk/
Yes..

1pm lunch here:-

http://www.multimap.com/maps/?hloc=GB|The%20White%20Room,%20Smithdown%20Rd%20L15

City Sings Gospel 08, an international festival of Gospel Music will celebrate Gospel Music in a variety of events running in June.
LJM group are delighted to realise its vision of City Sings Gospel with this year’s festival. City Sings Gospel has reached out to people on a local, regional and international level and will bring communities and businesses together to participate in a range of collective performances. In its third year, CSG 08 will prove to be the biggest festival to date with a mixture of home grown talent and internationally renowned choirs and artists.

Liverpool is fast becoming a centre for Gospel Music and Arts in the region and this not to be missed festival will bring together music industry practitioners and established artists with up and coming acts and local choirs.

In addition to its celebrated programme of the best in Gospel Music and Arts the Festival also offers workshops and showcase events at the International Gospel Arts Partnership Summit at
I just registered for the all-day International Gospel Artists Summit on Saturday @ The Lighthouse – Anfield Temple of Praise, 100 metres from The Kop stadium, on 17 bus route

Yahoo/google the website for details

The great gala evening gig is just £5

Nearby Sandon pub does a pie & a pint @ £3
OH – I got a ticket for the Feast of Choirs @ 6pm, Fri 13th there too – also £5
OOPS – I must say that the ‘sugardaddie’ site sent me an invitation to join free…

then rejected my details as too Bible-believing & ‘proselytising’

Standard relationship experts’ advice is that if U R really passionate @ something, your best chance is with someone who shares your passion, yes?

They are clearly just a money-making scam, not a ‘fun’ site