Shy but want to be an engineer?

inthegarden
Mon, 12 Dec 2016 04:01:48 +0000

True,@roethisburger but I am only using that example as a point of logic. Whether a person goes to a professional or not, with either physical or psycho-social issues has more to do with the degree of the problem. There are simple physical issues too …i.e., am I sneezing because I’m catching a cold, because there’s a lot of dust in the air, or because I’m allergic to the cat? However I decide to respond…whether with professional help or not… would still depend on what I think the underlying cause may be, and the response is different in each instance. I wouldn’t re-home the cat because I caught a cold.

Maybe OP is in need of professional help, maybe not. But OP asked here. But whether OP decides to go the homegrown self-help way (via reading books on the topic, introspection, developing new skill-sets through practice and new activities) or seeing a professional, it would help to know (in answering the question whether OP struggles more with a fear/anxiety of social humiliation; a lack of social skills (could be due to lack of exposure to life experiences or due to neurological differences); and/or a simple preference for quiet environments with limited social interaction. All these would impact OPs professional life decisions in very distinct ways. I don’t see how the question could be answered even casually on this college forum without knowing a bit more where OP is coming from.