How to make friends in college w/ social anxiety and low…
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How to make friends in college w/ social anxiety and low social skills?
Hey guys!! I’m a 19 y/old who just started college like a week ago. Hoping for some advice on how I could make more friends and approach more ppl without being scared. I’m a queer, relatively tiny guy (never had growth spurt) with social anxiety. Moved to the states two years ago but could never connect with anybody like that at my high school. Started college and my college is really diverse, and I really want to finally put myself out there and be more open about who I am. Even back when I was in my country, I wasn’t the most social cuz of my social anxiety. I’m always too afraid to be myself around others (fear of being judged/not being good enough) so I always stayed quiet about how I really felt, except for with my friends. But since I’ve moved a bunch of times in my life, I haven’t gotten the chance to hang out face to face with my friends that many times, and my social skills are reallyyy not there for a 19 y/old. So when I’m with new ppl my head clouds up and goes blank and idk what to say anymore. My whole personality is gone. I tried approaching a few ppl and got their instagram, but I literally don’t know how to strike a conversation and keep it engaging for them. And the acquaintances I’ve made are so cool. They’re really vocal in their community and are reallyyyy well spoken. I can’t but feel intimidated and would love to know what I could do to involve myself in my community more as well and fix my speech patterns. Any tips?
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Hey guys!! I’m a 19 y/old who just started college like a week ago. Hoping for some advice on how I could make more friends and approach more ppl without being scared. I’m a queer, relatively tiny guy (never had growth spurt) with social anxiety. Moved to the states two years ago but could never connect with anybody like that at my high school. Started college and my college is really diverse, and I really want to finally put myself out there and be more open about who I am. Even back when I was in my country, I wasn’t the most social cuz of my social anxiety. I’m always too afraid to be myself around others (fear of being judged/not being good enough) so I always stayed quiet about how I really felt, except for with my friends. But since I’ve moved a bunch of times in my life, I haven’t gotten the chance to hang out face to face with my friends that many times, and my social skills are reallyyy not there for a 19 y/old. So when I’m with new ppl my head clouds up and goes blank and idk what to say anymore. My whole personality is gone. I tried approaching a few ppl and got their instagram, but I literally don’t know how to strike a conversation and keep it engaging for them. And the acquaintances I’ve made are so cool. They’re really vocal in their community and are reallyyyy well spoken. I can’t but feel intimidated and would love to know what I could do to involve myself in my community more as well and fix my speech patterns. Any tips?
#relationships
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