I really want some pretty blunt advice and I hope it's ok to ask it here as I want the sort of personality that so many of you lovely ladies seem to exhibit.

I am massively insecure. Physically and mentally due to somethings that have happened in my past and my only really dealing with them in the last 6 months.

In that time I've honestly come forward leaps and bounds, I know I have.

I still have real confidence issues - I am overweight and have always struggled with acne. I am currently working on both of those. Fortunately I spend time with someone who is supportive and is pushing me to be more physically fit - in a fantastic way.

However until I start getting somewhere I keep wanting to hide away. I'm aware of what he likes physically and I am rather far from that and I've started to become uncomfortable being naked around him. Not in a way in which I won't be but my head is interfering a lot and making me insecure. This leads to an increase in my anxiety (it's kind of a massive cycle that I can't seem to escape from).

Generally my feelings of anxiety have been increasing in the last month to where it's affecting my sleep a lot worse than before and my day to day behaviour. I am much shorter with my family and it's unfair on them but I really struggle to convey how badly I am feeling.

Sorry this turned into a bit of a ramble.

I guess what I'm asking is do you strong beautiful ladies have any advice on how to fake being more body comfortable until you actually are more body comfortable. Also any special ways to help a rather mild anxiety (I feel pathetic raising it 90% of the time because I know so many people struggle more).

Thanks in advance