Insecurity

I've had plenty of experience with feeling insecure.

I read this and got that "aha" feeling. I wish I would have understood this when I was much younger:

"That feeling you get when someone teases you is called insecurity, and it is directly caused by the insecurity of the one trying to hurt you. Like water, insecurity seeks itself to find the quickest path downhill. You can try to dam it up or divert it but it is part of life. Just try not to drown in it, or drown any others."

from: http://www.sweet-juniper.com/