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Shy? Not sure
Well.. I used to be popular, when popular was good. When it was good to be nice & smart. Well yeah I had tons of friends and I wasn't very shy.. But now I'm like really shy. (I'm going to 9th grade--highschool, 14/f) I can talk to people on the internet but in person, I turn red and stuff.. and people just know I'm shy so hardly anyone talks to me. My friends that know the real me.. I'm not at ALL shy around them.. but at school I am? I can't really explain this, but please help. How can I make myself talk to people, not blush, be more outgoing, and make more friends? Thanks!
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i know just how you're feeling... in 8th grade and the beginning of 9th grade i was the exact same way. and you can't just stop being shy with a snap of the finger... it takes time... and to this day i waould still be shy if it wern't for my friends... they showed me how not to be shy. so ask you're friends to help you with it... isn't that what friends are for, to help you. and you said people know you're shy so they don't talk to you... then take the first step to not being shy... go up to them and start talking.. be funny... not stupid funny though. be wild and crazy... but not the run around in circles saying i like purple monkeys! crazy...lol... just be yourself!... good luck
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I've been in your position before, more when I was going into 7th grade. My advice is just relax, let people see the real you. Don't be afraid to open up and be a little silly sometimes. =] People will appreciate it and talk to you. If you're only "shy" at school, it doesn't really make you shy, it just makes you uncomfortable around others that you don't know too well. Like I said, I was in the exact same position except mine was self-consciousness. So I agree with the other answers, just relax and be yourself. =]
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try and meet a new person everyday. say hi learn their names things like that. or have your friends invite people to hang out with you guys then it wont be so akward if your in a group. try talking on the phone more. its one step up from talking online and one step away from talking in person.
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The easiest way to stop being shy is to relax around others, being only two years older than yourself and going through high school i know the pressures that there can be, but dont worry you are not always going to be judged on appearance and what you say or do. In short, if you want to make new friends, put yourself out there, talk to people, and if you want to be less shy, relax, lifes to short to stress
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