https://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2014/01/26/how-to-be-less-self-conscious/ https://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2014/01/26/how-to-be-... for examples.

https://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2014/01/26/how-to-be-less-self-conscious/ https://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2014/01/26/how-to-be-... for examples. The tl;dr is that people who are insecure will attempt to rationalize their feelings, and this frequently includes feelings of judgement and persecution from others where none exists.