Shyness Support Group

Hiya, I see one of your goals is fitness, I find going to a gym helps me with my shyness, for a while anyway, but the more I go the more confidence is gives me, and it wakes up all those Endomorphisms in the brain which we let fall asleep by not exercising regularly, it's like a shot of Adrenaline which lifts your mood and makes you feel better about your self, I recommend going to a gym at least twice a week.

Hi serenity. I recently joined a shyness/social anxiety support group in my area. I've only gone to one meeting but I'm hopeful it will be a good experience.

Here's my encouragement for you. If you speak at your next meeting you'll be taking the pressure off the rest of the group by continuing the conversation. They will admire you for speaking up.

If you do not talk at you next meeting your friends at the meeting will be glad you're there with them. You are helping them be brave in front of a sympathetic audience.

I had a similar dilemma a few years back. I was moving up the corporate ladder at work and I found myself attending more meetings where I needed to talk, or even lead the discussion. I'm a programmer so meetings were never my forte. I was at one particular meeting where I remembered something my father told me, "Always be the first to speak up and you'll get noticed." I decided to do just that and I was the first to propose a solution to the client. I remember holding onto my chair to stop myself from jumping out of my skin but I got it out. They actually liked it! That really gave me a boost of confidence and I feel more comfortable speaking in groups today because of that experience.