Hi, I can identify with what you are saying. I also am usually okay when talking to someone one on one. I have problems with groups also. I never know what...
Hi, I joined this group a while ago, but this is my first post. I can really identify with you. I'm 23/m and I have a very similar situation. Many times I've...
Hey, I just joined this group today. I guess it's reassuring to know that there are other people out there who feel the same way as I do. It never seems like...
The best advice I ever got (from Bernardo Carducci's book "Shyness: A Bold New Approach") is to focus on the other person. That relieves the constant...
Hi this is my first time in any shy group. I'm 16 and my whole life I've had a very stable group of friends. We have always been some of the more popular kids...
I think that i've always experienced these same feelings. I believe that it's true when they say that the feeling of shyness becomes automatic when we don't...
Hello, i'm 16 and i'm a shy extroverted kind of guy. I love being with people but when i moved here to the US and went to high school, all my knowledge of...
Hi Adam, I've given some thought to your questions. I don't have all the answers to shyness and social problems, but since I've been out of my teens for a...
Does shyness have anything to do with someone being a reserved person? For example, I have just met a person who claims he is not shy but that he is just a...
When I was in highschool I had very very low self-esteem. That was because I was bad in sports and people did not talk to me because I was quiet and I wore...
The best shyness advice I ever got was to focus on the other person: ask a question, pay a compliment, ask if you can get them anything (at a party). Take an...
They often go together but they are not the same thing. If we assume they are the same, then we assume that one must be a live wire extrovert to overcome...
Reserve or shy? I'm not sure the categorization helps that much. Most people seem to think that "reserved" is ok, and "shy" is not ok for some reason. That...
Thank you. Annette _ <laprofessore@...> wrote:The best shyness advice I ever got was to focus on the other person: ask a question, pay a compliment,...
I have been shy for as long as I can remember. My mom tells me that I was shy in elementary school...and I can remember standing alone on the playground if no...
Start off with little steps before the big scary meeting with his family. Talking to someone you don't know very well about the weather, something very small....
There are two thing I think you can do to start with. The first is to just try greeting people with a smile. Don't worry about engaging in conversation with...
HI, I'm writing for advice for my husband Shawni. Its a miracle that we even met because he is shyer than any man I ever had known. It took a lot of time and...
I have always been shy and it sometimes make me very depressed. When I started school I didn't make friends I think I was the unkempt kid that no one liked....
"Shyness: A Bold New Approach" by Bernardo Carducci is a very good book for dealing with your own shyness, and also includes a helpful chapter on helping your...
Hi. This is my first time posting here. Ive recently turned 16, and ever since i was 12 i was addicted to a computer game. To become the best in this game was...
i hear you buddy.Its just a pitty we cant swap brains with those confident friends that we have for a day,so they can actually tangibly see the hell we go...
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...
First of all, an awful lot of other guys have been in the same situation -- really! Hopefully that can at least provide a small amount of comfort. Having been...
Thanks Bob.Ill take your advice to heart or slaughter, hehe with the opposite sex,and try to see how it turns out.Interesting method to use,almost to the likes...
Another thing comes to mind: after practicing the desensitization routine for a while, I actually came to *enjoy* a slight mild sensation of anxiety. I guess...
Hey everyone,
23.M.UK
Sorry this is quite long, I have been a member reading your entries for a w= hile now but this is my first time posting a message and...
Hi tarzankev, I am a very shy person who became a college professor. I was so terrified of speaking publicly that I rarely participated in class all through...
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