I Try To Promote Selfconfidence In Women With Macromastia

I've always thought that this is an unusual title for a group: "I Try to Promote Self-Confidence in Women with Macromastia." The key word here (or part of a word) is "self." Ultimately, it is the person with the disorder that must develop the confidence in herself. No one can do that for her. I can encourage someone with macromastia, but I cannot make her confident in who she is, or what she is trying to achieve. Confidence is something that comes from [i]within[/i] the person. Confidence forms when one goes head-to-head with the world and discovers, "oh, that was not so bad," or "gee, I didn't think I could do that, but I see that I can."

You might say, but the title says, "PROMOTE Self-Confidence." But how does one promote self-confidence? I cannot tell you all the times I have embarrassed myself attempting to do something outside my comfort zone, or all the times I have slipped and fallen trying to do something new. However, it is the effort--failed once, failed twice, partially succeeded, ATTAINED!--that gave me the confidence. While I appreciate words of support from other people, there is no easy substitute for the attempt. And it is the attempt, finally attained, that gives me the confidence I can own for myself.