how to stop being shy

needtosucceed27
Sun, 14 Jan 2018 16:13:02 +0000

I’m a current sophomore and I’m pretty shy compared to most of my classmates. I never speak up in class unless called on and never contribute to class discussions. I’m deathly afraid of presenting in front of people, even if it means just going in front of the class for less than a minute. I’m scared of approaching people I normally would not approach.

I have two issues that started at the beginning of seventh grade: blushing and stuttering. For some reason, I would start to do them on a regular basis even when I was confident and could present in front of a class easily in sixth grade. It’s weird that I was a better presenter in sixth grade than I am now, as a sophomore in high school. I stutter occasionally, so it is a minor problem that I would like to fix, but I don’t know how to. Same with blushing - I blush whenever I laugh or get called on during class or am in an awkward situation (which doesn’t help at all).

This has greatly restrained me from accomplishing great things in high school. I can’t speak up during class and I’m typically too afraid to ask questions. I don’t like talking to new people and I can’t really carry a conversation for a long time.

I don’t mean to sound conceited, but I have a few really great ideas that will help my community. I just can’t bring myself to pitch my ideas to certain people in my community because I’m afraid that I’ll blush, and that might seem unprofessional, or that I’ll stutter and seem unprepared, or that I’ll be so shy that people get turned off by my inability to seem confident.

I really really hope that I can become more bold and confident this year and become a great presenter and conversationist with everyone I meet and know, no matter what. I don’t know where to start though, and I don’t know what to do in order to achieve that goal.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated