2006-06-12 05:31:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Sounds simple or daft depending on how you look at it.....but reading the newspaper or watching the news will make sure you've always got something to talk about.
Even if you don't have an opinion on a particular subject, use the web to find out some of the smaller details and you can drop them into the conversation when you feel like.
This way you will never be stuck for something to say (nothing is more demoralising than worrying what you'll say to people when you meet them) and people will remember you as an interesting person.
Which I'm sure you are if you could but show it!!
Remember, EVERYONE gets nervous at times and having someone who can put forward something interesting and topical to talk about is someone folk want to have around.
Good luck.
2006-06-12 05:39:25 · answer #1 · answered by franja 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Get a book by Susan Jeffreys called "feel the fear and do it anyway". I had confidence probs til I read the advice in there. The first time I followed her advice I was shaking inside, but on the outside I tried to look confident, and you know, no one knew how I felt. It takes lots of small little acts and one day you will be just confident.
Good friends can of course help also.
2006-06-12 15:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by Donna : 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Write down different things you like about yourself, things your good at, etc. And then every time you say are about to head to the bathroom, pick up a card and read it. Because you are associating a positive stimulus with an everyday activity, you will slowly learn to think of these good things at other times of the day, and feel more confident.
2006-06-13 00:23:16 · answer #3 · answered by ihavereachednirvana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fake it initially and forget that you were inconfident ever. Its like shake and bang... or... poof poof boom. You just have to start believing in yourself all of a sudden.But for some people a slow process might work better...they take up smaller tasks and feel more and more confident each time they complete it.
2006-06-12 12:36:48 · answer #4 · answered by cooljack143 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-12 12:37:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hang around with a really confident outgoing mate and hopefully it will rub off on you
2006-06-13 14:07:21 · answer #6 · answered by Paul S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do stuff you're good at. There you go; if you're the best at something, at least you aren't a completely useless piece of protoplasm.
2006-06-12 12:35:50 · answer #7 · answered by Stephenaux 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
avoid the tough people as there are plenty of them around us,and search for the kind and mature ones,they are a real support for us.
2006-06-13 17:15:14 · answer #8 · answered by sadflower 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look in the mirror every day and don't stop till you like what you see
2006-06-12 12:38:04 · answer #9 · answered by thecharleslloyd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to drama classes!
2006-06-12 13:21:47 · answer #10 · answered by hunni (: Bunni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋