Confidence?

I'm afraid of making a fool of myself.
If I feel like I'm going to fail at doing something new, or doing something in front of people, especially people whose opinions I care about, I will most likely talk myself out of doing it.  I refrain from saying a lot of things because I'm afraid that people will laugh or judge me.  I don't like people to doubt me or challenge something I'm saying.  I understand we may have different opinions and I'm okay with that, a good debating conversation can be fantastic.  But look, what I'm saying is the truth, it's not just an opinion and it's not just what I think should happen.
I think this holds me back when I'm writing, sometimes.  I start thinking about how my friends and especially my family will react and then I worry that what I'm doing could be better.  Then I worry about my writing being sub-part.  If you were to compare it to somebody else's writings, I automatically assume you think theirs is better.  I assume theirs is better.

This feels unfinished....
Happy Halloween
Dee