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Cant help feeling shy

i jus can't help feeling shy and don't know what to do. I'm in uni and am with my other half but i find it really difficult to talk to people im not close to - not random complete strangers but like other peoples im living with. I can say a few things but I don't think it's enough. It's weird because I can do things where it's not talking to people directly like show performances and being forced into marked presentations but i just feel down sometimes because it seems everyone gets on with everyone else - do any of you guys feel like this? what should i do?

:suith::suith:
get drunk, come on to all his/her mates and just cause a scene, nobody will think you're shy then
Reply 2
serious narb
get drunk, come on to all his/her mates and just cause a scene, nobody will think you're shy then

well, maybe not the coming on to bit, but i would gree with the first 2 words of the above advice

with them, not on your won mind you

then you only need to exist in the same space and they will be your best friend
Reply 3
nah, i dont feel like drinkin cos i don't think its rite to drink jus to get friends. there is this girl who does that whu lives in this flat (just to get friends) and its just wrong

does anyone feel like this?! :confused: :frown:
Reply 4
yeh i know how you feel. Im shy in that way too. I just dont think im a sociable person and I prefer my own compant unless i know the person quite well
Reply 5
Anonymous
nah, i dont feel like drinkin cos i don't think its rite to drink jus to get friends. there is this girl who does that whu lives in this flat (just to get friends) and its just wrong

does anyone feel like this?! :confused: :frown:

yep getting drunk SHOULDN'T be the wayto get friends at all. most peple that i know get drunk so tat they have the confidence to talk to a girl. Sometimes its hard for some guys cos frankly you dont know what shes feels etc. but i think just being yourself is the way to go.

maybe dont worry too much about it. i also have a similar problem and im just trying to overcome it.
serious narb
get drunk, come on to all his/her mates and just cause a scene, nobody will think you're shy then


and its sooo fun
Reply 7
join public-speaking or some kinda social activity.... but i still recommend getting drunk... it help get rid of MY shyness :rolleyes:
lots of sex was the answer for me