Hi Heather,

I know what it's like to be shy too. I wish I was brave enough to
admit it and make changes when I was in high school too, but I'm
still young and I can improve.

Being alone sucks, but once you acknowledge your shyness, you can
start to overcome it.

Steve


--- In SocialFitnessForum@y..., "bsbgirl14020" <bsbgirl14020@y...>
wrote:
> Thanks, that helped. It's nice finding someone shy like me. It's
> really hard because it seems like everyone is having a better time
in
> school and other places because they're always talking w/ other
> people and I'm all alone. So I wanna get rid of this shyness and be
> like them. I think this group is really gonna help me. Thank,
again.
> I'll c ya later.
>
>
>
> --- In SocialFitnessForum@y..., "Ian" <ian@m...> wrote:
> > Hi Heather,
> >
> > Welcome to the group. How are you? I'm Ian and I understand being
> shy, I
> > find it hard to talk to anyone confrontational. Do you know what
I
> mean? Do
> > you see what I've just done? We have something in common, we have
a
> > connection. :o)
> >
> > This is much more effective in person, try it. Go to a coffee
shop
> and say
> > you like something specific about the way someone looks or say
> whatever
> > their reading looks interesting. Then ask if you can join them.
I'm
> 25 but
> > if a 15 year old girl wanted to talk to me I would say yes, it's
> only
> > talking after all. Perhaps we would become friends.
> >
> > Try reading "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale
> Carnegie
> > (ISBN: 0091856655) and "Confidence in Just Seven Days" by Ros
> Taylor (ISBN:
> > 0749307846). Enter the ISBN number or title at Amazon and it
should
> bring up
> > details.
> >
> > I hope this helps.
> > Take care,
> >
> > Ian.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "bsbgirl14020" <bsbgirl14020@y...>
> > To: <SocialFitnessForum@y...>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 12:45 AM
> > Subject: [SocialFitnessForum] Hi! New Here
> >
> >
> > Hi every1! I'm new here. My name's Heather and I'm 15 years old.
I'm
> > very shy and am trying to change. If anyone has any tips for
> > starters, I'd appreciate it. I also have a problem reading the
other
> > messages. It won't let me get to them. I'll ttyl.