Why do I feel so uncomfortable in my own skin?

Why do I feel so uncomfortable [music] in my own skin, especially in social settings and around people? >> [music] >> We just feel awkward. And one of the answers, at least for many of us, is that in a deep [music] place, we don't like ourselves. We don't accept ourselves. Internal sense of self-contempt, self-hate, self-loathing, self-shame. We're afraid that other people are picking up on that also. [music] We're projecting on them. If I hate myself, and I know myself better than everybody else, you must hate me. You must think I'm weird. You must think I'm crazy. So, of course, it creates tremendous anxiety. [music] Every morning, when we wake up, there's a very special prayer that we say, "God, the soul that you have imbued in me is perfectly infinite and pure, taharah." When we can really meditate and integrate into our nervous system our inherent, unconditional, infinite value that remains [music] non-negotiable. Even if I don't believe in myself, God still believes in me. This helps us create more awareness to be able not to fall into the trap of self-loathing and self-consciousness.