insecure
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If you tell your chatbot you’re feeling insecure and anxious, that becomes how it sees you, and may keep reminding you of that even if you’ve moved on.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
In a statement read on her behalf immediately before sentencing, she described suffering nightmares and added: "I feel ashamed, insecure and uncomfortable in my own body."
From BBC • May 21, 2026
I just rewatched all of these a few times in a row for sound, and Roy Wood Jr. is so smooth it makes me feel like I’m needy and insecure on the stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
She may even be feeling insecure in the relationship.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
“Yeah. I can see what you bring out in him. You don’t know this because you’ve never experienced it, but Four without you is a much different person. He’s... obsessive, explosive, insecure ...” “Obsessive?”
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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