2006-12-22 18:48:20 · 13 answers · asked by ava c 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I defeated it by not caring to much about what other people think anymore. Don't get me wrong, I care about what people think of me, I just don;t value their opinions about me much anymore.
I gained more self-respect so that when someone thinks something negative of me, and I gave them no reason to think that, it still hurts me. But now since I know I've done nothing wrong, and that their just discriminating against me, it doesn't bother me as much because I know now that the problem is them.
So now I behave in a way that is sensitive to how people look at me, but still being able to talk and not be shy about it. I'm only quiet when I'm around people that I know don't respect me at all (for no reason) and don't care to hear what I have to say. Since I know there discriminative behavior, I know there's no reason to say anything around those kinds of people.
2006-12-22 18:55:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was so shy i couldn't even look at the person's eyes who i was talking to.. i stopped being so paranoid about what people might be thinking about me.. like.. if they think i'm a wierdo.. so what? i can care less about what types of judgements they are giving me.. i just became more aware of how other peoples' judgements about me or others don't mean anything and they don't .. but now.. i'm over it.. it's hard to overcome that and it might take some time.. but it can be done
2006-12-23 03:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by crztna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got a job somewhere where I had to talk to people (retail sales) and I got over it in no time! Now I'm not shy at all!
2006-12-23 02:51:02 · answer #3 · answered by Huliganjetta 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm yet to defeat it... wish I could. When I tell ppl I'm shy they dont believe me, they say you look so outgoing.
2006-12-23 02:50:45 · answer #4 · answered by JůnəßůĢ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just made myself go out and meet friends. I didn't fight feeling shy, I just fought the 'symptoms'. For one week I acted outwardly like I was not shy. And it worked!
2006-12-23 02:50:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I became extremely skilled with lots of things, especially in my career, and that built self-confidence and assertiveness. What I became skilled with also needed to be communicated to people, so that naturally eroded the shyness.
2006-12-23 02:50:37 · answer #6 · answered by KatGuy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never did.I'm always shy around people I don't know,but I try to get over it.
2006-12-23 02:53:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i havent defeated it... its just hiding inside
but family & closefrends moral & emotional support help
2006-12-23 02:51:41 · answer #8 · answered by 2D1iLuV 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I stopped caring. I accepted my shyness. Just part of who I am.
2006-12-23 02:49:48 · answer #9 · answered by Nikki Tesla 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I just stopped caring and did what I felt like when I felt like it.
2006-12-23 02:59:21 · answer #10 · answered by ♠Towelie♠ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋