Hi.I was wondering if anyone could help me.I think i have been
suffering from shyness within myself for a long time now,and i feel
that its killing the very heart of me inside because i cant reach
out to people,especially of the opposite sex.

I noticed my decline in social interaction ever since i left
school,years ago and i thought i would overcome this "disease"
but,unfotunately, to this day,with no success.I was working
but,changed careers and back to studying now with through
correspondence, so i still dont interact with people and to be quite
honest,it is a comfort to me not to.Whats worste is that im studying
programming,and we all know that the only girlfriend you get out of
that scenario is you computer.

I started running full time 5 times a week a year ago to get myself
out of the house,and its defintely brought up my confidence as im
very fit now,so i definetely feel better about myself,and sometimes
girls do whistle at me or look at me and stuff when i run,but my
mind tells me to think that they are only making fun of me and could
never be interested in "my ugly self" and im too shy to react,and i
think im giving off the impression that im not interested in the
process or am i just misinterpreting there behavious?Im not a great
looking guy,but normal and thanks to all my running,better than most
my age,but i have always been a loner,and im sure my dad thinks that
im gay because i dont have any girlfriends,although im not anywhere
near it,but shyness seems to place upon you these other labels that
you as an individual are not.(NO offence to homosexuals was intended
please,im just stating my scenario)

Can anyone offer words of wisdom,especially on talking to girls and
how to know if they are interested in you.I just feel pressure build
up in my head evertime i run past them,and i look down and nowhere
else.I hate being SHY,but strangely enough,it does keep me grounded.

Also,i find that the girls that chirp me are in their final year of
school,and im like six years older than them.Should i still make an
advance on these girls or am i too old for that.I DUNNO!!NEED HELP
TO RID THIS SHYNESS,PLEAASSEE!!.