Introducing myself...fear of meeting new people

[ge0624me]

Hello everybody,new to this forum, my only kryptonite in life is introducing myself to someone new, and meeting new people, im so afraid of stuttering, and not being able to say or get out what i should be able to say naturally for instance my name ,that i make myself so nervous,and start doing exactly what im afraid of doing, kinda like the old qoute goes ,''the only thing we have to fear is fear itself'' , right? it sad how when everyday people that do this naturally take it for granted,because alot of people dont know this type of problem even exist,...well this has been my hell since i was an early teen...does anybody else have something similar to this?

 

[Helyna]

I'm not that bad, but I've always thought that this was exactly the worst thing that SP does: makes us look as nervous or strange as we are afraid we will look. Anyway, welcome!

 

[dan_e]

Yes, the more you try to suppress it the worse it becomes. Then by the time you become more comfortable around them you've already scared them away with your awkwardness :S

 

[ge0624me]

i think because so much of the public, depends on criticism of people looks and first impressions, of a person to judge that person, i've been guilty of that myself of course, but i think it's human nature, with that being said no one knows how you actually feel inside, i have a hard time convincing myself of that though...