10 Ways to Overcome Shyness ...

All of these are very valid points about shyness. It is good to be somewhat reserved rather than overly loud, but being shy is something to work on overcoming. You have to tell yourself that you are as good as anyone else out there, or better. If they can do something, then you can too, maybe even better. Figure out what your strong points are and build on those, rather than worrying about your weak ones. Nobody is perfect, so you have to love what you have because there is nothing you can do about it, so be proud of yourself, keep your head high, and practice confidence. Practice carrying conversations in front of a mirror, which might help you, once you see yourself talk and your own body language. I know this is recommended for public speaking practice.

These are some great tips!! I don't suffer from shyness, actually i'm quite opposite of shy, but i have many friends that are very shy. Some just because their parents are, and some because they've lost brothers or parents. I'll be sure to have them take a look at these!! Thanks for the great post (:

This article wrongly confuses shyness with insecurity. Introversion and extroversion are just personality traits, and one isn't better than the other. Introversion isn't a sickness, it doesn't need to be cured.

This is the story of my life. I'm a social retard. I have this great online personality but when it comes to real life, I go into my shell quicker than a turtle. I hate hate hate social situations. And the worst one for me is meeting the boyfriend's friends/family. I hyperventilate even thinking about it. I'm trying to work on it though. Iguess that's all you can do sometimes.

I think I said before in another comment I am extremely shy. I still haven't figured out what makes me so shy though. I think I like myself enough. I do realize that people are too busy with their own concern to waste their time pondering about me. Still I can't help it. Just few seconds ago I was wondering I should go to the New years party with a lot of people or hang out with my sister at home. I always feel insecure. Few days ago a super cute guy was flirting with me and all I could do was laugh. I didn't want to say the wrong thing.

really nice!! i realy like it!! but i m not shy at all..yeah but i m kinda what-people-are-thinking-about-me girl... n i wanna get rid of it bcz it's not a good thing.. right???

I find it really hard to overcome my insecurity and shyness. And the worst thing about it is that I don't really know what should I talk about when I'm with someone, whoever he/she is. I think I got dumber with time and can't even remember what I used to talk about with my peeps.

Sheila, you need to give yourself more credit for your strong points. You sound wonderful online, and all you have to do is to say these things out loud in front of a mirror or record yourself, and listen to the recording then think what you like and what you want to improve on. You have so much knowledge about so many different things, so it should be no problem for you to carry on a conversations with anyone. You have to believe in yourself. I was kind of a reserved person as well, but with time I realized that shy people have a hard time competing in this crazy world we live in,so I started to open up and engage in conversations. It is not good to be confrontational,but I bet if you thought about it you will realize how much stuff you really can talk about with anyone. It gets easier as you get older....believe me.