self-conscious
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“It makes you feel self-conscious and like you have to hide while eating,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Would I emerge kinder, more resilient—or plagued with unexpected self-consciousness about one of the few areas of my life for which I haven’t felt self-conscious?
From Slate • May 10, 2026
I also feel very self-conscious whenever I chat to George when no-one else is around as I'm acutely aware that it's just me speaking aloud in an empty room to a chatbot.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
Once I hit my teenage years and began being judged by my appearance, I became much less confident and more self-conscious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
I sit up to take a self-conscious look in the mirror.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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