How to handle insecurity when vlogging?

[u/tiredtroy]

hi guys, so i just posted my first vlog but im coming here for advice.

I made a new tiktok account and i made a vlog about 7mins long that i was super proud of.

The problem is, when i posted it i wasnt expecting any views. I kinda didnt even want any tbh because i kinda viewed it as being more-so a diary for me to be more productive.

But when i posted it, i was incredibly shocked to see that after an hour, it had already gained 10k views and a few hundred likes and 10s of comments.

Tbh i got scared. Like rlly scared because im in university and the likes were all people ive seen before at lectures. I got incredibly insecure and stressed and i kept thinking “what if they are all making fun of me? what if my friends see it? what if people recognise me?”.

Im a very introverted person by nature and i am also incredibly anxious. Ik the easy response to this would be “Just dont worry, people dont care that much” but in my situation, people genuinely really do. I go to uni in a small city thats incredibly cliquey and gossip is rampant.

I privated the video after a few hours. I just got too scared.

Anyways, im coming here to ask multiple questions.

The first is: How do you handle insecurity when posting vlogs?

2nd: In my situation, would u recommend posting vlogs without my face in to start?

3rd:Would u recommend switching to youtube rather than TikTok?

Any help would be really recommended. I really did love vlogging and it made me so much more productive.