I remember throughout my entire childhood, I was bullied for being unattractive and "weird". Most people throughout my childhood wouldn't touch me with a stick.  

Now that I'm older, I fill in that need by trying to get validation from others.

I'm still not very attractive, so I try to flaunt my intelligence, and try to go out of my way to make others see that I'm  confident.

I have tried to overcome this by placing myself in situations that would normally trigger a fear of negative reactions. (Posting my pictures on social media, not deleting content that people disagree with).  It seems like I still can't get rid of the need for validation from others though. When I see that no one likes my photos, or that 20 people disagree with me, I get embarrassed and delete whatever content I posted.


How have you guys dealt with this issue?