For Shy Men Only
What is
shyness? Webster's defines shyness as being "uncomfortable
in the presence of others." For the shy man
this refers to being
uncomfortable in the presence of the opposite sex.
Shyness can be
a crippling
mental handicap and
it's consequences can be devastating in the following ways:
1. Shyness breeds negative feelings like anxiety, depression,
and loneliness.
2. It encourages you to think too much about yourself and to be over-preoccupied with your
own reactions.
3. It will limit you in
voicing your own opinions and values and speaking up for yourself.
4. Shyness hinders
your thinking and
ability to communicate
effectively.
5. It has an unfavorable bearing on how others will evaluate
your personality.
6. Shyness makes it more difficult for you to meet new people,
make friends, or enjoy potentially good times. Thank goodness, shyness can be
cured and overcome!
As an
example of shyness, at
every
nightclub
you will find the
shy man. You'll see
him just standing around all night, being afraid to approach a
woman and start up a conversation or even to
ask a woman to dance. So what
happens?
They
get frustrated and leave
the club.
They keep
coming to
the nightclubs and repeat the same routine.
They stand around wishing they could meet someone, get frustrated, and then go
home
frustrated and depressed.
You can overcome your shyness and you "must" if you're going to
nightclubs, etc. This kind
of social setting can be most threatening and anxiety-provoking
if you are a shy man. This kind of setting will only aggravate your shyness
condition if you don't take the appropriate steps to overcome your shyness.
In
order for you to promote this change yourself, first you must believe that change
is possible. You must really want
to overcome your shyness condition. Last, you must be willing to commit time
and energy to take action and to risk
some temporary failures in
initiating change procedures that can lead to long-term success.
To sum it
up you can change if you believe
you can but it takes work...hard work.