I am painfully shy. I find it hard to have conversations even on the phone. What to do?
Friday, January 30th, 2009
ayeshakabir asked:
I am so shy that I even sometimes avoid entering a store if there are no other customers because I don’t want to be the focal point of the sales persons. I avoid as much direct personal contact as possible. This is harming my professional career. I like to write as this does not need face-to-face communication. How do I overcome my shyness? There is, by the way, no reason for me to lack confidence as I am confident about by own abilities. Yet I still have this fear of being belittled or laughed at, or simply looked down upon.
WALTER
I am so shy that I even sometimes avoid entering a store if there are no other customers because I don’t want to be the focal point of the sales persons. I avoid as much direct personal contact as possible. This is harming my professional career. I like to write as this does not need face-to-face communication. How do I overcome my shyness? There is, by the way, no reason for me to lack confidence as I am confident about by own abilities. Yet I still have this fear of being belittled or laughed at, or simply looked down upon.
WALTER
