Do you pay a lot of attention to what people think of you?

idk about a lot but its taken into consideration to a degree 😒

I'm too broke to pay for that

Yes, I always wonder what people think of me when they perceive me, otherwise I wouldn't have social anxiety, tbh. I often wish I was invisible because I don't like people noticing me at all. With some, it's not really important if they perceive me negatively and it doesn't affect me much but I still wonder why do they react that way.

That applies to real life or phone calls where I can see people's expressions and hear their tone of voice, online, I don't care.

Hmm yes and no. I care about sensible feedback but if it's something stupid I don't let it bother me. Well, if someone finds me that entertaining then they haven't got much going on in their own lives that's more interesting have they?

People can be so mean, but why would we care what such people think of us?

To be honest, not really. Unless they have some direct influence over what happens to/in my life, I don't care much at all.

Pay no attention to the haters, other than they are fuel for your momentum.

Yeah, you’ll have to face this for now especially when you tend to take things seriously. I used to be the same I would take even small things to heart, and some people even took advantage of that. But with time, you realize that not everything people say deserves that much importance. This phase will pass to just be yourself, you did nothing wrong.

Sometimes

It very much depends on who the people are. If they are those I respect and have a good understanding of me, I will give it attention. I may not change anything, but I will listen. If they are people who know nothing about me and have no impact on my life, they get, and deserve, no attention. I'm glad you understand that it will pass, but it is hard for the time being. Rise above it and set the example.

If it involves church members, a word with the pastoral leadership may help prevent it happening to others.

Depends on the situation.

No. Not for one minute.

The only thing that matters is you and her everything else is just background noise. This is when you outgrow some people.