getting actions and reactions mixed up......

I was thinking and I realized the other day that the reason I don`t talk to people in my class is because I`m afraid they won`t like me...The thing is, by not talking to them when they talk to me it makes them not like me anyway...

It`s wierd because my brain thinks it`s protecting me from being hated by others when really it`s making me be hated by others!! It`s like I somehow have the expected outcomes of trying to make friends and not trying to make friends mixed up! If I can find a way to switch these two expected outcomes to match the right action I`ll be fine! Now I just gotta figure out a way to brainwash myself into thinking rationally....

I don't think you need to brainwash yourself. Your brain is acting the way it should be -- protecting you from a perceived threat. If you think about it, most stuff we are afraid of won't really hurt us physically. But we exist today as a species because we are fearful. Trying to fight your kind of fear with rational thoughts will never work. The only way to overcome this is to slowly become comfortable with what you are afraid of.

You can start by believing, internalizing or finding out for yourself that
1) Very few people will hate you because you don't talk.
2) It is OK not to by talkative, i.e. being quiet is not viewed as a negative characteristic.

sizer said:

2) It is OK not to by talkative, i.e. being quiet is not viewed as a negative characteristic.

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Yea, actually one of my friends thinks being quiet is cool. I dont see why...eh. And he actually nicknamed me "Ghost". noentheless, it sounds cool, but at the same time i dont want to be "Ghost" i wanna be, "Crazy Loud mouth!"

i dont even know why some people still talk to me i do am like a ghost hahaha

I guess people say it's cool to be quiet because it gives the impression that you're incredibly mellow, layed back and that you don't give a sh*t about anything...And that's a VERY desirable trait!