Get over my crippling shyness

Make no mistake. I’m still shy. But this time last year, if ask which seemed more frightening, bungie jumping or talking to a stranger; I’d have chosen the latter.

I’ve been coming out of my shell a lot more recently! The other day I just walked up to a guy and talked to him because I noticed he had an Alkaline Trio tat and so do I!! I’m not going to lie, I was pretty damn proud of myself!

I’m starting a new job on thursday so I’m going to have to try to be a little less shy this week…

He sure was chatty. We talked about books, music and gift cards. You know, I grew up in the 80’s, so talking to strangers feels a little wrong but still, it was good practice. It felt awkward in the beginning but I loosened up a little as the conversation went on.

I need to get over this shyness, because it’s holding me back from actually enjoying life and living it… I’ve lost so many possibilities because of being so shy…

I’ve gotten a little better about this since I work at a restuarant but at school I don’t talk to anyone. I think that I’m really going to try to talk to people this semester… you know maybe actually make some friends at school…

Wow! Last week I was all alone in this goal and now I have all this company.

I’ve been told 4x’s this week that I need to make this a higher priority.

I’ve been here nearly a month and I haven’t made one friend. I’ve had plenty of oppurtunities (being invited places) but my shyness gets in the way. Sometimes I think I even give off the impression I dislike people. I don’t know what to do.