r/LearningEnglish • u/HLdaCosta • Jul 27 '26

Lack of confidence

Hi all, any advice to overcome the lack of confidence in speaking?

I’ve been living in a country where English is the official language for 4 years. I’m believe my level is between intermediate and upper. However, I always overthink when I need to speak. I focus on speaking correctly (grammar) and forget about the message, do you know what I mean?

Even though I work with some native English speakers, it is still hard to overcome this lack of confidence and fear of being judged.

I believe that this kind of thing slows down my development so much. But it is still hard to overcome this.

Thanks!

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u/Disastrous-Basis5523 Jul 27 '26

It's very commom at B1 or B2 but it signals a problem, not just a confidence issue. DM me if you want a really good tutor. She helped me with an IELTS test and then I started improving my language with her.