When I was 18, I realized that I stood in my way to be happy. I was sure people did not like me and I never felt at ease in crowds.
Well … I challenged myself to just act as if I would enjoy myself on parties and stop running away from every opportunity. I tried all ways to make new friends, and I just trained smalltalk whenever I could, even though at first I felt so weird. And slowly, within 2 years, it stopped feeling awkward and suddenly, when I described myself as shy and introvertive, people started laughing and now, 10 years later, I can make contact with almost everybody on a party, and not knowing anybody does not stop me from going anywhere any more … and I get noticed.
I still feel drawn to the shy people on the party and try to get them into a group …
