well has anything new come up in your battle with
shyness. what city are you in?
--- redglyndwr <redglyndwr@...> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Well I have spent the last two hours scanning amazon
> for books to
> help me deal with shyness, self esteem etc etc and
> one way or
> another I have ended up here. I'm 33 and on many
> accasions
> (particulary with the opposite sex), I suffer from
> bashfullness so
> severe I am totally and utterly toungue tied - which
> leads to upset
> and feelings of being inept - which makes me more
> toungue tied etc
> etc. I have found several titles which I am hoping
> will help
> somewhat including "being nice at a price" (the
> forward to this one
> seems to describe me to a tee), "how to raise your
> self esteem", and
> several others on shyness. Its somewhat comforting
> to know I'm know
> I'm not the only one who has reached adulthood and
> found myself
> helping other people to the point of upsetting
> myself - simply
> because it seems easier to help friends than help
> myself. Shyness
> has been a demon in my life for far too long, and
> whether lonliness
> is a contributing factor or simply the result of it
> - I am sure that
> is something I will deal with to. In my own mind I
> sometimes likend
> my shyness to the severe stutter a friend of mine
> used to have ...
> the harder he tried to talk - the worse it got, the
> worse it got the
> more upset he became, the more upset he became - the
> more severe the
> stutter. The only difference being - my stutter
> seems to be prior to
> the words coming out of my mouth - rather than
> after. (I am hoping
> someone here knows what i mean - because i
> appreciate it may sound
> foolish :/). I'm going to try and find out about how
> to deal with
> these things with the hope that my life might make a
> turn in a
> positive direction.
>
> Anyway, I just wanted to say Hi, and mention that
> I'm glad
> Ive 'bumped' into you by accident.
>
> Kind regards
> Chris
>
>


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