InVein said:
=] Its nice to know other people feel the same as me. Thanks for all the advice, I dont think drugs are a good solution though- are there drugs to make you more outgoing? If there are, mabye that is a good idea! I havnt had any bad expericences with the smiling thing yet, but its early days. Asking people for the time also sounds goo, i may try that next time i venture outside..
Yes, there really is medication (im not sure if that sounds better than calling it drugs eh?) which can be given to help with shyness. It's not really made for that purpose, but here in my country, it's given by Dr's to help 'extremely' shy people, and also those with mild depression. Its called 'cipramil', i think thats how its spelt.
I had a good friend (a girl, would you believe it? well really she was a relative
so i dont get popularity bonus points there i suppose), and she took them for a long time. They did help, not to actually get past shyness, but to just have a little less of the huge anxiety attached to it.
Also, yep, i get shy too, but not in a way that normally holds me back from talking. I just don't feel well, 'worthy' of other peoples attention :shy: so it makes it hard to keep a chat going.
I find it easy online, but in real life, its so different eh?
I hope all you extraodinarely shy people find a way to get past it some time, i do remember i couldnt talk to anybody back in school. Then, it just changed in me at about 14. I dont remember doing anything, i just became more confident in company. Hope that happens to others (whatever your ages may be).