Have you ever looked in the mirror and been not pleased with the person looking back?

Students sometimes fall short of feeling confident in themselves.

“I judge myself almost on a daily bases, critiquing on how I dress or the personality I have that day,” sophomore Jessie Wyatt said.

Self-confidence is not only about how you feel on the inside but it is also how you see yourself on the outside.  

“If you see yourself tall and skinny, then you would probably hold yourself a little higher than someone who struggles with her weight and is unhappy with her body image,” freshman Sarah Ratliff said.

It is not only the person looking back at you who makes you feel less about yourself but also your peers.  

“The teens around me lower my self-esteem many times a day and not even realize it. They question my look and my personality solely based on my appearance,” sophomore Presley Amous said.

“Personally I don’t think we should care what people think,” senior Tony Johnson said.

Social media can cause issues for some students.

“As someone with low self-esteem, I feel social media isn’t the best for people like me. I am highly self-conscious about how people will take a picture I post on Instagram. Then I see someone in a size zero parading around, and I start to have second thoughts,” Amous said.

“It’s always important to build someone up, it helps boost their self-confidence,” senior Jack Burnett said

Students can turn to teachers when they feel their self-esteem is low.

“I try to encourage my students as much as possible by making them believe in themselves and pushing them for greatness,” English teacher Alex Cater said. “Believing in yourself and being proud of what you accomplished is my definition of self-confidence.”