100 Days of Rejection

[Emrie]

Hi,

A while ago I saw this Ted talk:

I thought that sounded cool, but I've never done it.

Well I decided to take charge of my social life and I came to the conclusion that I'm just deeply afraid of people in general.

So I'm gonna do this challenge. Every day starting tomorrow.

I'll be reporting here every day what I did.

[Everyday]

Good luck! 

[Emrie]

Thanks. I'm actually really looking forward to it. It'll be fun! And also scary.

Tomorrow I'm thinking of, at the gym, going up to someone using a machine and asking them to go use another machine so I can use theirs.

[Emrie]

So anyways I got scared and I didn't do it.

[PenguinPablo]

1 hour ago, Emrie said:

So anyways I got scared and I didn't do it.

LOLOLOL

Do it!

Don't be scared. One step at a time. 

Start with leaving the house -- maybe walk around a crowded place where people hang out. Malls, university, bars, clubs, downtown, etc... 

Then you can ask a random person for directions -- "hey do you know where x is" "hey do you know any good places around here to grab a bite... Im kinda new here"

go up from here.

Edited January 30, 2023 by PenguinPablo

[Emrie]

No I'll be scared I just need to accept the fear, feel it fully, ground myself, and just do it.

I can walk around crowded places just fine, it's engaging with someone directly that scares me.

I'll start with what you said, that seems doable.

And fun fact I am "new here", I've moved to this city only recently and I really don't know it well at all. So it'll be super useful actually.

I'm thankful I posted here and exposed myself, really forces me to do it, I'm pretty sure I'd have forgotten about the whole thing by the end of the week if I hadn't.

So thank you for pushing me.