how to be confident

August 2, 2009 8:35am CST
i am a shy boy.i am afraid to go out and face people.i know it bad for me .but i don't know what to do.can you help me? please give me your hand .
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5 responses
@nuar_y (279)
• Malaysia
2 Aug 09
To be shy, is to be away from human community. There is no good point for being shy. I used to be very shy like you before. But I realized that I'm not gonna make any friends if I stick to be like this, forever! Then I change my attitude. I put a courage in me, and try to approach people that I don't even know. That was in a party, long time ago. To my surprise, they're not as bad as I thought. They're friendly! So I start having a good chat with them, and without even realized, I started to know a lot of friends after that. Now, I'm not a shy boy I used to be before. I'm a super friendly kid of guy, that can easily makes new friends anytime I want to. =)
3 Aug 09
thanks for your advice
@nuar_y (279)
• Malaysia
3 Aug 09
no problem Chester04, good luck!
@indahfth (11161)
• Indonesia
2 Aug 09
you must be grateful to the many gods. never regret, what has God given you for this. and we must be sure that all the gods of creation and everything is perfect each have advantages and disadvantages of becoming something special. Most importantly be yourself so others do not because it only makes you who forget yourself.
3 Aug 09
thank god and thank you
• Japan
3 Aug 09
i think you should take jokes and boast yourself with the others, it is so interesting,you can overcome shy and introversion by yourself at least,because you always excited to say much, improving your think and self-confidence,of course you dare to take care of girls,it is the better effect. experience with lots of failures can grow you up fast.
• India
2 Aug 09
Hi Friend, You are not the only one in this world to be shy. Everyone is shy to every different circumstances. I too felt the same when I afraid to go to people to approach. Once when we do it boldly thats where the success is. For we shouldn't go and invlove in the discussions which are not at all suits us and we also shouldn't taken aback for any unlikely situations. Just go and face and boost your confidence. Cheers. Enjoy mylotting. God bless you.
3 Aug 09
thanks,god bless you too.
2 Aug 09
I use to be a very shy person until I went to University and got thrown in at the deep end. Now I know not everybody can use this method, but I can tell you how I coped and grew in confidence. First, just don't think about what you are going to say or do, the longer you think the more you talk yourself out of it. Just say something to someone which is appropriate. If its two words or twenty, the first words are always the hardest. I found joining clubs or being in situations that interested me or where the people were like minded made it much easier. This way you can say valuable things without having to try too hard and it just comes much more naturally. Also there is nothing wrong with laughing off mistakes. I use to be so obsessed with how I was viewed by others that I tried too hard to please them or be perfect. If you make a mistake just laugh it off and forget about it and accept that not all people will agree with you. It's not an easy thing to overcome, but it's just about changing your mental state. Don't think too much, take a risk and face the fear. It will petrify you at the time but you will be so grateful that you did it. Plus there is nothing wrong with being a shy person sometimes!! I hope any of this helps you at all.
3 Aug 09
thanks