every year i start off the school year being shy. last year i finally opened up and grew out of being shy and now that its a new year im back to being shy and i hate it. i can talk around my friends and stuff without a problem, but people i dont really know too much like my classmates, i cant open up to them. they either do all the talking and i just stand there looking like an idiot not knowing what to say, or i just neveer talk to them. i dont want to be shy but every time i try not to be shy i feel like everyones staring at me. I DONT WANNA BE KNOWN AS THE SHY GIRL. all of my friends know that im loud and stuff, but the rest of the people dont know i exist cuz im soo quiet. what can i do to break outta my shell and just let loose?
theunknowngirl answered Friday November 17 2006, 6:58 pm: Amazing.I have the same problem.All my friends see that I laugh,talk and just have fun.But other people may think that i'm just a boring person.Which i'm not.I started being shy for some years now.The only reason why is that I had moved to a different school..and eversince then i've been shy.I'm working on it though..every year I promise myself that i'm not going to be shy like the last.I fail everytime. But to answer your question: Just be you. If you laugh loud, then laugh loud. Talk loud, be free!! If you feel that everybody is staring at you then..so what? Let them stare.Soon enough you'll get used to NOT being shy. And they will too. Talk to your friends, and even the people you don't know. Then you wont be known as the "shy girl" anymore. [ theunknowngirl's advice column | Ask theunknowngirl A Question ]
HypnotizexMe answered Friday November 17 2006, 5:01 pm: i have the SAME problem. the classes that i have my friends in, i talk a lot. bbut the ones without my real good friends, i shut down. People probably think me as a weird borin person.and i absolutely hate that. and i understadn that its hard to open up because these people dont give you an opputunirty. and the whole advice "just be yourself" does not help. You should join clubs or sports. Especialyl sports becayse teamwork will bring a bond with one another on the team beacuse everyone has the same goal of winning. Another things you can do is, you can look for people in your class who also looks interesting but are nice. Those people who are just randomly there and try to start talking to them . For me, I also wanted to let everyone know that im not boring and i have a life and know how to have fun. In the hallways or lunch, i would clown around my friends and make people know that I know how to have fun. Doing these will get people to feel easier talking to you. i hope it helped some?? :] have the same problem in some of my classes too and im slowly trying to fix my image in their heads haha Good Luck! [ HypnotizexMe's advice column | Ask HypnotizexMe A Question ]
fatalxheart answered Friday November 17 2006, 4:39 pm: i'm going through the same problem too. I'm very shy, and people think I'm a bitch because I don't talk.
Recently, I've stopped caring so much what people think and just started going along with things. Helping out with school activities, such as plays/musicals or something like that, is a great way to open up with people. I just did that last night. I handed out programs at my school's play, and I met this one girl, and I was just talking to everyone. And people will normally try to talk to you if you look friendly, just talk back and ask questions and enjoy.
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