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    I'm getting there :) 2 months ago

    I have always been shy, and always hated it. Recently I’ve told myself, and certain others, that I’m not going to be shy anymore.. I still am.

    But, I got a job. I was VERY nervous about the interview, but all in all it went well. I got the job. Then I got more nervous because the job was as a waitress and I realised that I had to ask random strangers for their orders etc. and also that I had to work with a random bunch of people I’d never met before. But it was fun and really helped me.

    Also, I went out with the boy I like. I told him I like him, which is something I NEVER do, but he makes me feel comfortable. He likes me too (:

    I’m getting better and things are looking brighter :)



    peaceandlove21 once upon a time there was a girl named lucky

    Untitled 3 months ago

    I asked a guy out the other day. :) (We went out.)



    o0jenny0o just graduated from high school...finally!

    i think i'm on my way! 5 months ago

    So i just got my first job. It’s calling people and giving surveys. Probably the worst job for a shy person but i think it’s already helped me a little bit. So far i’ve been hung up on, yelled at, and finally completed my first survey which took about 5 minutes of talking to somebody I don’t even know. I hope this helps me be able to talk to people easier. We’ll see.
    Good luck everyone!



    Untitled 6 months ago

    I really want to do this, but don’t know how. It’s easy to say to myself that I won’t be shy… but then I actually get out around people and i’m completely nervous. I’m not shy with people who I already know and relate to, or to people who make me feel comfortable… but that doesn’t apply to the majority of people.



    Lysine fails at life right now

    Untitled 6 months ago

    Today: random chit-chat with the guy who sits next to me in one of my classes. We have exchanged a few brief sentences before, but it was always something like,
    “So do you think you’ll do well on the exam?”
    “Hopefully…”
    “Yeah…”
    I am amazed at actually being able to carry a conversation for more than a dozen sentences, not all of them brief. I mean, we talked for five whole minutes! Five!



    Anna is going to get ahead these holidays... while having a social life =)

    How far ive come 6 months ago

    I’ve been smiling at random strangers and find that a lot smile back and during the process ive been able to strike up normal conversation, Some which have really made me laugh. it’s funny i don’t think i could have done this last year. So Basically really improving



    Lysine fails at life right now

    Progress report 25/11/08 7 months ago

    Managed to carry on a short and civil conversation with a neighbor in a grocery store.
    Lent a pencil to the guy that sits next to me in class, and briefly exchanged scores on exam. Also, last week we chatted a bit before the exam.



    Lysine fails at life right now

    Untitled 7 months ago

    I made a friend in one of my classes. :D DAT WUZ TEH GRAETEST DAE.



    Anna is going to get ahead these holidays... while having a social life =)

    Untitled 8 months ago

    So today i went totally out of my comfort zone and talked to one of the year twelves that sat behind me in homeroom. We ended up just talking and she was really nice. the only thing is it was her last day today because the yr 12s finish and i had a whole year to talk to her and didn’t until her last day… regretting that… im gonna have to talk to people more often i know i can do it its just self doubt.



    Anna is going to get ahead these holidays... while having a social life =)

    Untitled 8 months ago

    If they arent my close frinds i tend to go really quiet and it becomes really awkard… but i know i can be loud sometimes.. i just have to put a little more effort in



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    SchoolKid asks, “Im only a school kid but im really shy and blush when im asked to do something, i cant read out loud at all because my voice trembles and i just stop, any little thing willmake me blush like the teacher asking me a question, i hate it so much.”
    — 2 years ago


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