Thank you for this beautiful sharing of something so personal, Sahil. It was a huge show of trust in yourself because it takes confidence to share like this. And self-confidence is at the core of trusting yourself.

Self-confidence comes from accepting yourself fully, flaws and all! This builds trust in yourself, and you worry less about what others think, so trusting them isn't such a big issue.

Gradually, anxiety disappears - at least anxiety that is about other people and their reactions or your interactions with them.

I think you probably trust yourself more than you might think; your ability to share these deeply personal thoughts and feelings and to be vulnerable like this is a show of inner strength.

Thank you for sharing so openly, Sahil. I appreciate every word you wrote.