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How to Overcome Shyness


Many people I’ve known in my life told me they struggle with public speaking or socializing with strangers because of their shyness. I can’t help but say I also struggle with this issue a lot.

But are there any effective ways to help overcome this shyness? This post will contain a few links and suggestions to videos you can view to help with this issue.

Before you dive into how to get rid of being shy, here is a link that takes you to an article that unravels what being “shy” truly is, and even tells you about the benefits of this trait! https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/shyness.html

This article tells you not only about the mental changes you can make to improve your shyness but also the technical things in your daily life that may be affecting your approach to socialization (such as coffee drinking and more): https://psychcentral.com/anxiety/tips-for-overcoming-social-anxiety-and-shyness#consider-therapy Now, I thought it would be helpful to mention what I did to overcome my shyness. If I was able to help my social anxiety with this simple, I believe that it can help several others who struggle with my same problem.

The suggestion I want to give is to ‘listen to podcasts’. Listening to podcasts not only lets you naturally listen to peoples’ communication but also feeds you with interesting information that you can own and share with those around you. The reason why I claim this is helpful to overcome shyness is that it improved my public speaking and also encouraged me to communicate with others as I had interesting information that I could talk about or teach others.

Here is a podcast I recommend you to listen to before you sleep, when you’re painting, in a taxi, while eating, and any free time you can cut. https://youtu.be/JJeH-W_W6mo

I hope these were able to at least provide ideas or insights to those who want to improve their shyness, as I also had a long journey to improve my socialization skills. There’s nothing wrong with being shy, but there are also many benefits that come your way once you decide to overcome this part of yourself.

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