Bashful Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Lots of times at college or at church, I get extremely shy that I tend to isolate myself alot around people my age. I got rejected, made fun of, left out, ridiculed, beaten up, and shunned nearly all my life when I was in high school or before and lots of times at college, I become very shy because I'm afraid that other students will reject me and think that I'm completely worthless and I stutter a whole lot and my mind goes blank during a conversation. I'm the world's worst speaker. Does anyone have any advice that would help me overcome this nervousness and shyness? Link to comment
JustAnotherFriend Posted October 20, 2002 Share Posted October 20, 2002 Hi there ! The answer to your question is very simple. If you dont respect yourself , no one else will. You dont have to even talk to make your presense felt. No one can take you for granted till you show yourself as a person who can be taken for granted. What I would say is , just stop thinking about the people around you. Concentrate on yourself, think high and give yourself that due respect. Good Luck ! Link to comment
Santa Posted January 11, 2003 Share Posted January 11, 2003 Im very popular at school, and it seems all the people in my year knows me (well at least the boys). I think, i became popular because i am not easily offended, you know, and i can have fun with anyone, and if they laugh at you, because you fell over or something, just laugh with them... i guess. Try to make contact with people, and open yourself up. Link to comment
enadevoli Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 don't let others bring you down. there are horrible people out there that will do anything to hurt a person, they win if you let it get to you cause thats exactly what they want to happen. Try to learn to love yourself & don't listen to what others say. It's not about what they think anyway. No one has a right to say they are better than someone. there are people out there that love you for you, they know the real you, & no one else should matter. Link to comment
leanmean16 Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 i know exactly how you feel m8, i was like that for two years after i was severed bullied in high school. but, i went on to college and made friends by plucking up the courage to say hi to some people. try it. you might surprise yourself. i did. Link to comment
Rachael Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 Hi, i was bullied and have ended up being really really shy, if its really bad you may have SA (social anxiety disorder), you should look it up on the internet, have a read about it and if you think you have it see a doctor i don't really have any better advice as im only 14 and still going through this stuff myself, i hope you feel better byexx P.S If you type "social anxiety sa uk general chat" into a search engine you will find a website where there is a chat for people with sa, its friendly supportive and most the people there are 20+, you can go there and chat to people who understand... xx Link to comment
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