Growing up I was and still am a quite kid with anxiety. I didn't speak to others unless I was spoken too. I didn't have a lot of friends so I mostly kept to myself. That made me a target for kids to tease me and make fun of. I would always say yes to a lot of things even if it was something I didn't want to do. I put my feelings aside to make other people comfortable. I've seen some people laugh in front of my face, talk about me in front of my face and I've heard people talk about me behind my back. When all that happened I couldn't stand up for myself because I felt that if I did I would just make things worse and those people would hate me more. The thought of doing that was scary because I didn't know if I would have the right words to say and would just end up mumbling. So I've always thought that it would be best to let it slide, I felt like I was being walked over like a rug. It's one of the things that made me dislike myself and has made me have low self-esteem and self-confidence all my life. I'm now in my early 20s and still suffer with this. What should I do?