Post by lennythegiant on Dec 30, 2004 23:30:11 GMT -5
Well I have been shy for as long as I can remember. In kindergarten I avoided the teacher and struggled to make friends. I got better as time went on and in middle school I did a pretty decent job of making friends. In 8th grade though things took a turn for the worse.
I was always a bit of a geek, interested in sci-fi and never really good at sports. I've been told that I look like I could be good, but I was never interested enough in sports (now I am trying to get into shape and wish that I did get into sports). Anyway, in 8th grade I was picked on quite a bit. I got really down on myself. I hated how in middle school people always seemed to butt in on my conversations and make fun of what I was saying, which caused me to not speak as much. I was feeling like I was towards the bottom of the social food chain. When time came for the middle school graduation activities I didn't feel like going. I wanted to avoid a lot of people in school as much as I could, so I didn't bother going. This started a habit that continued throughout high school.
By the time my junior year of high school came around I was feeling miserable. I happened to meet someone with common interests which led to having a good group of friends. I decided that if I wanted to feel better I should try to talk to people more. I started to make small talk with my peers, including girls, who I had previously been nervous around. I even joined an extracurricular activity, a group that helped incoming freshmen. By the end of high school I was feeling a lot better about myself.
Now in my first year and a half of college I have more friends and acquantences than I ever recall having before. I have gradually been getting more talkative and less nervous around people. I have been to a few parties and usually tend to find a few people to hang out with every weekend.
There are still some things I need to work on. I have never been on a date (not counting this thing where I signed up to be set up with a girl and hang out by the dorms) or kissed a girl before. But I look back at where I was three years ago and realize that I am way better off than ever before.
I was always a bit of a geek, interested in sci-fi and never really good at sports. I've been told that I look like I could be good, but I was never interested enough in sports (now I am trying to get into shape and wish that I did get into sports). Anyway, in 8th grade I was picked on quite a bit. I got really down on myself. I hated how in middle school people always seemed to butt in on my conversations and make fun of what I was saying, which caused me to not speak as much. I was feeling like I was towards the bottom of the social food chain. When time came for the middle school graduation activities I didn't feel like going. I wanted to avoid a lot of people in school as much as I could, so I didn't bother going. This started a habit that continued throughout high school.
By the time my junior year of high school came around I was feeling miserable. I happened to meet someone with common interests which led to having a good group of friends. I decided that if I wanted to feel better I should try to talk to people more. I started to make small talk with my peers, including girls, who I had previously been nervous around. I even joined an extracurricular activity, a group that helped incoming freshmen. By the end of high school I was feeling a lot better about myself.
Now in my first year and a half of college I have more friends and acquantences than I ever recall having before. I have gradually been getting more talkative and less nervous around people. I have been to a few parties and usually tend to find a few people to hang out with every weekend.
There are still some things I need to work on. I have never been on a date (not counting this thing where I signed up to be set up with a girl and hang out by the dorms) or kissed a girl before. But I look back at where I was three years ago and realize that I am way better off than ever before.
