Resource: How to Overcome Shyness

[Davino]

 

 

[Joshe]

Biggest thing is to truly recognize that other people are actually human as well. Recognizing this takes serious contemplative work for many people, as it doesn't come natural to introverts. If you could imagine a 10 minute life summary video of every single person you've ever known, seeing them in all their human moments, sitting at a desk struggling in grade school, sitting on the toilet, struggling with self-doubt and feeling like a faker, crying over breakups and life challenges, this in itself is sufficient to obliterate the majority of social anxiety for most. Do this practice daily and social anxiety will disappear. Do it just like you'd do a loving-kindness practice, where you actually connect with it. 

Edited September 3 by Joshe

[Carl-Richard]

Social anxiety disappears if you're focused on a task, or more generally a mission.

Edited September 3 by Carl-Richard

[Natasha Tori Maru]

@Joshe Agree

I just know that no one actually knows what they are doing.

And most are so self conscious and worried / attempting to control how they are perceived. Busy spending A LOT of energy crafting avatars. The energy devoted to controlling how they are perceived is a monumental waste of mind & body.

Knowing this frees me to express myself and do whatever I like really. Even when it flies in the face of what is 'customary' to society.

I bank on no one really paying attention

@Davino Thanks for the share !

[Joshe]

@Natasha Tori Maru Yes. "Make them human". 

[Sugarcoat]

I find overcoming shyness once and for all requires dissolution of that aspect of your identity that is the shy/awkward self image.