Hello, I have been sitting here reading some of your posts and introductions and it takes me back to when I was younger. I can relate to what you all have written in a lot of ways. When I was young, growing up, I was severely shy. By the time I got to high school, I didn't have any friends, people at school made fun of me, I didn't talk to anyone. I was always judging myself for every little thing, and if I would get the feeling people were staring at me, and judging me, and if I got the feeling that someone was going to talk to me, I would have anxiety attacks. I remember feeling so depressed, and misunderstood and I felt like I was the freak of the school, and all I wanted was to be accepted. The thing was I couldn't accept myself, in fact I hated myself and felt that everyone hated me. This struggle with shyness went on through my twenties, and through the years I had to work through a lot of stuff, and now at 45 I am more free than I have ever been. I can participate when I am in a group of people, I'm not afraid to express myself, I can walk onto a bus and not be afraid that people are staring at me and judging me, I have been married and have a child and now work in customer service, where I have to talk to people a lot. Most importantly, I feel so at peace within myself. Basically, I want you guys to know that if you feel like things are not going to change for you, they can. I am living proof. 
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