Comments on: Getting Over My Shyness http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2010/07/15/getting-over-my-shyness/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Live Happy, Healthy & Fit Everyday! Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tim at ShyFAQ http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2010/07/15/getting-over-my-shyness/comment-page-1/#comment-1428 Tim at ShyFAQ Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:35:00 +0000 http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/?p=507#comment-1428 Online interaction and networking can be a boon for shy people, but it is important not to let them take the place of real, in-person interaction, because the "real world" is where we will have to spend most of our time. Online interaction and networking can be a boon for shy people, but it is important not to let them take the place of real, in-person interaction, because the “real world” is where we will have to spend most of our time.

]]> By: healy http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2010/07/15/getting-over-my-shyness/comment-page-1/#comment-963 healy Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:42:44 +0000 http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/?p=507#comment-963 Whether you're an obvious shy person or a not so obvious shy person---or like me, a person who vacillated back and forth---the goal of telling someone you're shy is not to enlist their sympathy!!!!! It is to explain why you're acting the way you are. Your explanation will only take you so far. You have to do something about your shyness, and not just to visit some social networking sites. You have to show people you're making an effort to get over it. You're enlisting their patience and their support, not their pity, as you fumble through the process of learning what you need to know to feel more comfortable. They have every right to get tired of carrying more than their fair share of the weight of a relationship, if you're not trying to carry yours. However, I find most people are pretty generous as long as you make an effort to hold up part of the relationship. Many people even get a kick out of seeing you get stronger and watching you grow. Just remember, it's your responsibility to give something back to the relationship. Start small. Make more eye contact. Smile more often. Prepare topics of conversation. Be helpful in the ways you feel most comfortable and expand on the range of things your feel comfortable doing over time--one step at a time.<br><br>tips: <a href="http://healthyflat.com" rel="nofollow">http://healthyflat.com</a> Whether you're an obvious shy person or a not so obvious shy person—or like me, a person who vacillated back and forth—the goal of telling someone you're shy is not to enlist their sympathy!!!!! It is to explain why you're acting the way you are. Your explanation will only take you so far. You have to do something about your shyness, and not just to visit some social networking sites. You have to show people you're making an effort to get over it. You're enlisting their patience and their support, not their pity, as you fumble through the process of learning what you need to know to feel more comfortable. They have every right to get tired of carrying more than their fair share of the weight of a relationship, if you're not trying to carry yours. However, I find most people are pretty generous as long as you make an effort to hold up part of the relationship. Many people even get a kick out of seeing you get stronger and watching you grow. Just remember, it's your responsibility to give something back to the relationship. Start small. Make more eye contact. Smile more often. Prepare topics of conversation. Be helpful in the ways you feel most comfortable and expand on the range of things your feel comfortable doing over time–one step at a time.

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]]> By: Susan Jane http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2010/07/15/getting-over-my-shyness/comment-page-1/#comment-962 Susan Jane Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:02:17 +0000 http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/?p=507#comment-962 That's a good point! Being honest is better than hoping people like you. If they don't like your honest opinion then whatever! At least you were being honest and you'll find out if they're really someone who you want to be friends with or work with... That's a good point! Being honest is better than hoping people like you. If they don't like your honest opinion then whatever! At least you were being honest and you'll find out if they're really someone who you want to be friends with or work with…

]]> By: Josh http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2010/07/15/getting-over-my-shyness/comment-page-1/#comment-961 Josh Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:40:57 +0000 http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/?p=507#comment-961 I'm normally pretty outgoing, but I totally identify with you, Sue. I always get really nervous if I'm talking to someone I don't know. I've found that if I shift my focus from hoping they like me to being honest things get a littler easier. I'm normally pretty outgoing, but I totally identify with you, Sue. I always get really nervous if I'm talking to someone I don't know. I've found that if I shift my focus from hoping they like me to being honest things get a littler easier.

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