Has anyone got any tips for beating shyness?

Question

I've considered hypnotherapy but I'm not sure if that'll work.

Answer 1

I used to be very shy so hopefully this can help you. For me I always hid in the corner of a room and tried to disappear and blend in so much that nobody would even see me.

Then one day I decided that enough was enough and said right I am going to talk to ONE person today and that is what I did. I forced myself to go and talk to someone and it worked. The girl and I became really good friends and she introduced me to other people and the more people I got to know the more my confidence grew.

Now I try to make friends everywhere I go and some people tell me that I can be the life and sole of a party.
So just take one step at a time and talk to someone TODAY.

Answer 2

I personally suggest pacticing Mindfulness Meditation and Metta Meditation. Practicing both a mere 10 min. each a day.
They produce better concentration, relieve stress and anxiety; produce a calmness and peace, and especially Metta Meditation produces an outgoingness and a wholesome
Friendliness, which attracts others to you.
Mindfulness Meditation and Metta Meditation
is simple to learn, and both have already been
proven to be very Effective by Scientists,
Cognitive Behavioral Therapists and Medical
Doctors all around the world. Dr. Jon Kabat
Zinn PhD. is one of those who has proven
these methods of Meditation to be Very
Effective. They are very encouraging as well, and also produce a calmness, attentive
peace, which is helpful for anyone.

I too, was very shy. It has made a big difference in my life. I am not extremely
outgoing;but that is by choice. I am however, through the 10 - 15 min. a day practice of Mindfulness and Metta Meditation, more outgoing - facing successfully fears of shyness and occasional insecurities with much success
now !

Please be open to other encouraging excellent, logical answers as well !!

I am sure you will receive some other good
answers to your questions.

As your open to those answers, note on paper,
or print up, a few excellent answers that will
be most beneficial to you.

Happy Holidays.

I am an R.N. with a Master's Degree who cares
and understands. I gave my suggestion to you,
but have not listed but one source = Dr. Jon
Kabat-Zinn PHD.
You can type in Mindfulness Meditation and
Metta Meditation in the search in your computer, and search on a few sites if you wish;it is not necessary to purchase books on this until you develop a deep interest. The sites
will educate you on the simplicity of these two
types of meditation.

Happy Holidays to you and to your family and
all your friends.

Answer 3

I've had some trouble beating my shyness. I am not afraid to talk, but when I say something infront of a lot of people I feel really.....almost nervous. I can feel my heart rate speed up and my face go red. I am definitely not as shy as I used to be, but I still often face it. The key is to build up confidence, like everyone else has said. But most of the people who say that are not shy at all. If there was a certain way to build up confidence it would be easier. The thing you need to do is stop second-guessing yourself and realize that your opinion is just as valuable as anyone else's. If it is prominent when talking to girls, keep in mind that they are human like you. Even if you are rejected, you are one step closer to being accepted. I still deal with shyness, but realizing your potential will reduce your self-doubt.

Answer 4

ok don't worry about being hypnotized or therapy yet lol
you will get some good advice here today. you might try one of those first!
What I did to get over being Unbelievably shy was to watch other peoples hands... sounds dumb I know. Their hands start telling the feelings of people ... before their mouths do !! no, really! just watch! Then I was able to tell if they were ok for me to open my hand at them as I walked by... pretty soon I was looking at other kids too.. that's when I learned to look people right into the whites of there eyes and grin... and say hello.
by the next fall I had said hello to every person in my school and was well on my way to being popular.
and there you have it.!!

Answer 5

Just start being open and being yourself. Take the shyness and hold it in and think about it later. See what you did right and wrong and try to improve with your thoughts.

I used to be very shy in high school. Making friends and going out isn't hard anymore. I took a lot of failures, but each one I learned from.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Most people are likeable. Just do not try too hard and talk to people. Most people are pretty similar when you get right down to it. Only about 3% of people are jerks. If you fall into that catagory, try not to be a jerk. Also, most people live pretty simple lives so you have nothing to prove. Even people that make lots and lots of money are pretty much the same as everyone else.

Answer 8

okay, this totally worked for me but i'm a girl so i don't know if it'll do the same for you. yeah, i know this going to sound lame, but you know, it does its job. so here's what you do: if you're still in school then just pretend that you're the most popular guy in school, and that every guy is jealous of you and all the girls want you. (just stay nice to people if you're going to do that) you can also pretend that you're a character in a book, or a character in a movie and your audience is going to get bored as hell and FAST if you don't get out there soon. besides, think of it this way; once you're older, it won't matter what you did when you were you younger. it won't embarrass you anymore. life is full of risks anyway. Why not take them???

Answer 9

Toastmasters. They teach public speaking, and it's made up of scared people like yourself, so it's not too intimidating. Once you can do this, a lot of the shyness goes away

Answer 10

I was painfully shy all my life until my friend decided it needed dealing with. (I wouldn't talk on the phone, order my food in a restaurant, speak to anyone I didn't know, I wouldn't answer the door) I started with small things like ordering my own drink from the bar and making simple phone calls, then as my confidence improved the 'tasks' got easier and I could move on to more difficult ones! When I was out with my friend, where ever we went and what ever we did, if someone had to be spoken to he made me do it and if the phone rang he made me answer it! It took a long time but you wouldn't know I was shy now, I'll speak to anyone and I even enjoy it! :-)