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Start working on upgrading your confidence. You know, confidence and self-esteem are things you build from within.

Some leads: fix yourself moderate goals; work towards them; when you hit them, cheer yourself up - you've done it! Find some pride in that. Then fix yourself a goal slightly more difficult, and start again.

Never talk yourself down. Use positive thinking. Find strenght in your weaknesses.

Realize that if you have nothing, you have nothing to lose. Face your fears to lose them or at least learn to control them so they don't control you.