purdygurl
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i need advice, i am 21 and have been shy all my life and i have had enough. Around certain people I can be myself and have a laugh, but most people I can't talk to and feel afraid of, and imtimidated by..I find I feel most comfortable with nice people but anyone with the slightest bit of toughness to their personality or if they are confident I back off.
I have a boyfriend and I feel I have made an effort at my best with his friends, but some don't even bother making an effort with me and I feel like it's my fault for not making an effort with them. My boyfriends best friend has a girlfriend but I can't talk to her, I don't know what to say, I feel she wont like me but the thing is, she never bothered to make a conversation with me either...i dont get it..is it just me? do i seem imtimidating? is my shyness THAT obvious? I dont want to be like this forever, It's just i never know what to say, even if the conversation is about them i still feel as if im un interesting. I find some people are nasty to me, they take the mickey out of things i say and use sarcasm as witt. But because im a nice person i never know what to say back or how to stick up for myself.
I realise i have low self esteem but its only so because i have this shyness that is ruling my life. I am an attractive person and people think im crazy for not having confidence...my deepest desire is to truly be myself, which is this funny witty silly woman that makes people giggle because i can be geeky, but also friendly and i spontaneously sing....but i realise im way too shy to make this a reality.
It seems most people have a problem with my shyness, i have known my bfs mates for a few years, i used to be really shy and never talk and now that i do come out of my shell and make an effort, it feels like they are pushing me back into it by makin a remark of how i used to be really quiet and NEVER say anything, like they are really mad at me or something like ''if u never spoke bk then, why are u bothering to now?'' i really want to change how everyone see's me, some people describe me as ''i never talk, and hide away'' i want to change that view...but how can i if no one makes an effort with me?! to make ME feel wanted and appreciated? why doesnt anyone make an effort first?!
I have a boyfriend and I feel I have made an effort at my best with his friends, but some don't even bother making an effort with me and I feel like it's my fault for not making an effort with them. My boyfriends best friend has a girlfriend but I can't talk to her, I don't know what to say, I feel she wont like me but the thing is, she never bothered to make a conversation with me either...i dont get it..is it just me? do i seem imtimidating? is my shyness THAT obvious? I dont want to be like this forever, It's just i never know what to say, even if the conversation is about them i still feel as if im un interesting. I find some people are nasty to me, they take the mickey out of things i say and use sarcasm as witt. But because im a nice person i never know what to say back or how to stick up for myself.
I realise i have low self esteem but its only so because i have this shyness that is ruling my life. I am an attractive person and people think im crazy for not having confidence...my deepest desire is to truly be myself, which is this funny witty silly woman that makes people giggle because i can be geeky, but also friendly and i spontaneously sing....but i realise im way too shy to make this a reality.
It seems most people have a problem with my shyness, i have known my bfs mates for a few years, i used to be really shy and never talk and now that i do come out of my shell and make an effort, it feels like they are pushing me back into it by makin a remark of how i used to be really quiet and NEVER say anything, like they are really mad at me or something like ''if u never spoke bk then, why are u bothering to now?'' i really want to change how everyone see's me, some people describe me as ''i never talk, and hide away'' i want to change that view...but how can i if no one makes an effort with me?! to make ME feel wanted and appreciated? why doesnt anyone make an effort first?!