Introversion and Social Anxiety

Gman54 · 2015-11-11T16:20:21+00:00

Well I think that anxieties don't really go away, you just learn to understand them and handle them well. Plus, I feel that it's a constant path of improvement - it's never completely gone, you just learn how to handle it better and better each time. For example, when I started salsa dancing a few years ago, I literally used to physically shake from anxiety I had about touching women in general. Today I don't shake at all and just yesterday I received a complement from one of the most talented women that I know in the dance scene that I am one of the few men who actually dance really well and an entire level above the vast majority of people she ever danced with. While I still struggle with dating and such (like most people on this subreddit) I think that just like in dancing, that with a strong will and constant practice, I will keep improving :-)

TrinityBay · 2015-11-11T23:01:23+00:00

Here is an amazing resource I found recently called Shrink for the Shy Guy. I first heard him on an episode of The Art of Charm and knew he was awesome!

It is exactly what you are looking for. Each episode is around 30-35 minutes and I believe there is now over 80 episodes. Here is the archive of all the episodes as it can be hard to locate / listen to the first episodes off the website.

It covers all areas of Social Anxiety and I recommend you start at the first episode -- found in the archive posted above.

He even has a YouTube channel

mulciber_ · 2015-11-11T15:41:28+00:00

I feel like I have completely changed my introversion. I used to be the wallflower in high school. Concerts? Parties? Fuck yeah.

ruhri · 2015-11-11T18:02:08+00:00

Introversion is not an adjective for being shy or socially anxious, nor is extroversion for being outgoing. You can painfully shy or super outgoing regardless of which category you fall under. Those terms refer to how you generally get and use energy during and outside of social interaction. It's an incorrect mindset to think that one is "good" and the other "bad". There are pros and cons to both, and you can become a very happy, social and outgoing person regardless of what category you fall under.

Title	Introversion and Social Anxiety
Author	unorthodoxintrovert
Upvotes	0
Comments	5
Date	November 11, 2015 3:39 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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