How were you able to overcome your shyness?

Answer 1

Hye Thinkerbelle,

Responding to your question, I personally think that you have to first identify the cause of your shyness. Most of the people having this shyness problem are due to lack of self-confident and always under estimate themselves.

So, I would say that best thing to overcome shyness is to overcome the cause first.
To gain self-confident, you must first love yourself. For an instant, when you get up in the morning, get wash up and run to the mirror, salute yourself with beautiful smile and a very GOOD MORNING.

Besides, do pamper yourself (a little bit of this will make you feel good about yourself).

Another important thing, you have to ensure you are surrounded by highly confident people but ensure they are those wise ones. Not the one that always put you down. Avoid to be with these kind of human being…

Good Luck! Hope to hear you overcome your shyness soon.

Answer 2

Most famous people are shy, and they actually overcome their shyness by performing and being in front of a lot of people. seriously

Answer 3

I own my own business and I have to be able to deal with people. It helped that I worked in sales for a few years and that I went to work in Korea alone for 2 years. It kinda wiped out the overwhelming shyness.

Answer 4

When you realize that 99% of the population is just like you with all the weaknesses that you have. For example President Clinton used to smoke pot and cheat on his wife, many famous people do that too, some get caught some don't. Also life is like a deck of card, it's all about luck, they are not better than you. A bad card player still can defeat a good card player if he get a good enough hand.

Answer 5

Overcoming shyness takes a lot of time. But think about it: You'll die too, one day. So just make the most of it, do not care what others think about you, because it's the real you. You can't please them by being somebody else.

Answer 6

I was very shy when teenager. I knew I had to overcome it and I found the "mimic" trick:

I had a bold friend, Cynthia. She was beautiful person and was not hesitating on anything (justified I mean!). So, whenever I had to face a situation in which my shyness would be problem, I was telling myself "Now, what Cynthia would say? - Say it! How Cynthia would move -Do it! " Little be little, by imitating Cynthia, I became... better than her!!
Now, sometimes, I wish I was a bit more shy!!!!!

Answer 7

i was a shy /quite kid in high school ,oh i did have friends but i was more of a practical joker ,like during pep rallies the bunch i hung out with we would play head game with the other students like we would hid in all three sections (senior
juniors ,and sophomores and we would look at each other and nod our heads like something was going to happen and the other students would try and get out of the way .but i managed to overcome my shyness by going into the military.

Answer 8

I wasn't really ever too shy but it was hard for me at one time to speak in front of people. That said, I've seen several people, including myself, break any shyness by pushing themselves into public speaking situations. I found that the more I spoke in front of an audience, the more outgoing and confident I became. The same was true for these other people I refer to.

So my answer to you would be to put yourself in public speaking situations. Do something like take a speech class or, what I did, become actively involved in Phi Theta Kappa as an officer. There's great practice opportunities in whatever gets you up in front of people.

Answer 9

I never thought about it, I was kind of shy but I don't remember how I over came it, wow I really have to think about it now, geez I have to go back 33 yrs. I'll get back to you on that, that's a long way back into time.

Answer 10

Oh man! When I was in high school, I was painfully shy. I even own the "quiet mouse" award in the Senior Superlatives. Way to go Rachel. I couldn't win Most Likely to Succeed but I can win for being quiet and shy! Woo Hoo! What an accomplishment!

I went to barber school and started to cut hair. When you are cutting someones hair, you kind of have to talk a little. What pushed me over the edge of friendliness though was my stint as a meter reader. In addition to reading the meters, I also had to collect over due gas bills. I had to walk into strangers yards and up to their house demanding money or I was going to have to cut off the gas service.

Whoa, any shyness that I had left in my body was knocked out by doing that! Now, my family and friends fuss at me for being too talkative. Hello! I can't help it that I'm well liked and friendly now! I'm making up for lost time!