This weekend im suppose to be going out with one of my friends to a different town around people i dont know and people she does know. How can I hang out with them and be cool w/o making a fool of myself. How do I meet knew people..i thhink im scared a little, but how do i overcome that? Does anyone have any ideas of how I can not be afraid? Maybe Im just scared people will hate me or something? Any Advice ? thanks!!
paradiei3abii3x answered Wednesday October 6 2004, 8:59 pm: Well, just be yourself. People should be able to like you for who you are, and not a made up person. Just have fun, and act like yourself. Good luck hun!
Tori_Dori answered Wednesday October 6 2004, 5:29 pm: Sounds like you don't need any help to me. Think about it...when you first met your friends...you didn't know them (unless they're people you've known since you were born) but anyways..yeah~ You had to make friends in school 'n stuff didn't you? It's kind of the same with this situation. Just be yourself. And I know everyone always says "just be yourself" but it's the truth. It's better to be friends with people that actually know you and like you for who you are, instead of people who think they know you and like you because you changed your image, and your personality for them. Good Luck, 'n hope I helped!
-tori [ Tori_Dori's advice column | Ask Tori_Dori A Question ]
xForeverxForgottenx answered Wednesday October 6 2004, 5:18 pm: just dont care about what people think about you. if they like you then they like you. if you act different around your friend then she might notice and say something. just being yourself should work. hope i helped. [ xForeverxForgottenx's advice column | Ask xForeverxForgottenx A Question ]
Trevor-Wolf answered Wednesday October 6 2004, 5:08 pm: I think that you are just nervous that you are going out of town with your friend and staying or meeting some people you don't know at all and she knows so well. I can understand that you're a little tense, just as anyone would, of meeting new people when your staying with them! My best advice is to just act like you would around any of your friends, or when meeting a new person at school. Play it cool. Obviously you are wanted because you were invited and people don't care if you come visit with your friend. In a situation like this it is hard not to be scared and overcome your fear. Just play it cool, and I am sure that once you get talking to the people, you will feel better and more relaxed. If you need to prepare, do it with yourself by practicing how to act around them when you first meet them. If all else fails, just stay quiet if you are so afraid. Also, if you are persistantly afriad to meet new people and go into like a social group you may had Social Anxiety Disorder which is very common among people today. There are some drugs to treat it, but I would not at all reccommend going on any of them. Just play it cool, and loosen up. You may also want to ask your friend a little about the people and maybe how you think they'll like you, etc. I hope I helped. :) [ Trevor-Wolf's advice column | Ask Trevor-Wolf A Question ]
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