I know the ONE THING that will give ANYONE all the confidence in the world

Wow, you really don't understand depression.

next I'd like to know that my toaster is likely to burn bread if I leave it in too long

I could cry. What will I do now, without the fantastic advice of yours which everyone else is able to follow?

Seriously, OP, did you think this was news to anyone?

So is this something you experienced yourself?

yes i do. are you really saying you will remain depressed even if you are getting genuine attention from hot guys and they are attracted to you? and lets say as well that you could have any of these guys as a boyfriend - none of this attention is sleazy.

Well done for telling us something we already know.

Now if you have a plan to make everyone who isn't attractive, get attention from attractive members of the opposite sex, I'd like to here it.

i dont have a plan but you can make it easier for yourself. you can work out to get a better body. you can get a better haircut. better clothes. then get yourself out there around girls.

When I've been in the depths of depression knowing I already had a gorgeous man by my side, and without wanting to sound big headed could have another one if he wasn't around, did absolutely nothing for my confidence. When you're that low normal things just don't matter.

when i do get attention from a girl i think is attractive, yes it does make me a lot more confident. it would for any straight guy.

why were you depressed then? you sound like you have really high expectations or dreams in life that came crashing down on you when you realised life isnt some sort of disney fairytale.

What about those who DON'T get attention or don't accept compliments very well? What about the self concious/depressed? You haven't thought it through properly because if you really think that getting attention off of someone attractive is going to miraculously boost your confidence, then you have a lot to learn.

the ones who dont get attention find confidence from elsewhere or they dont find confidence from elsewhere. simple as that.

the ones who dont accept compliments very well are probably cynical and think everyone in the world is out to get them or be nice to them so they can get something from them. i am talking about genuine attention here.

what has the self concious and depressed got anything to do with it?

its not going to miraculously boost your confidence but over a bit of time it will make you very confident.

I can speak from experience here. When I was overweight, I didn't have much self-confidence. Now I'm slim and get my fair share of attention from guys, and my self-confidence is better. BUT, it was not a magical cure-all solution. I still have some issues including moderate depression. Have you not considered the fact that sometimes being overweight is the result of depression, not the other way round? Yes, positive attention helps a bit and raises self-esteem somewhat, but you clearly don't know anything about depression if you think it can be completely solved by something as simple as that.