Hi šŸ s, need guidance: For some reason I donā€™t feel confident at work (have trouble opening my mouth - become introverted even though Iā€™m not otherwise). This guilt of ā€˜not being able to speak effectively (feel out of place + delivery isnā€™t impeccable) + low self-esteem issues leave me nervous on my job all the time. I so badly want to leave consulting (3+ yrs) and now in interviews I think I need to be better in some manner (as have been tanking even the first rounds) where everyone around me..

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I recommend therapy- just something about the tone of your message makes me feel you would benefit to put things a bit into a perspective, a broader picture of who you are and your value. A therapy can help with that. At the same time I also recommend LinkedIn courses, books, podcast and following on social media people who are committed to speaking about this same problem. As you find ā€œyour peopleā€ and realize you are not alone it will feel better plus you may get some good tools to use going forward. Being actionable will keep you energized vs. falling into the cycle of being hard on yourself and it will start to show quickly in your future interactions.

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even when they have lesser experience have been switching companies quiet quickly when compared to my hustle. Not sure if Iā€™m enough right now. Not sure if I should see a therapist about this or just keep on pushing on my own. Will therapy help me feel stronger, confident faster? Please let me know your inputs. TIA!

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