Advice breaking out of the "quiet girl" reputation and…
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Advice breaking out of the "quiet girl" reputation and becoming more social
(16f) Throughout my childhood, i struggled with social anxiety and was very quiet. Many of the conversations I had ended quickly because I had not yet learned how to keep them going. I also avoided revealing much about myself because I was terrified of being judged. This gave people very little to connect with me over.
Over time people learned to expect little social participation from me. Also, it's likely that they assumed I just wasn't interested in connection. Now I understand that I need to take more initiative in connecting with people.
My biggest struggle currently is trying to become closer with people I've known for years. Even after consistent complements, attempts at starting conversation and just taking more in general, I feel like people still see me as not worth talking to.
Has anyone experienced anything similar? Any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
#relationships
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(16f) Throughout my childhood, i struggled with social anxiety and was very quiet. Many of the conversations I had ended quickly because I had not yet learned how to keep them going. I also avoided revealing much about myself because I was terrified of being judged. This gave people very little to connect with me over.
Over time people learned to expect little social participation from me. Also, it's likely that they assumed I just wasn't interested in connection. Now I understand that I need to take more initiative in connecting with people.
My biggest struggle currently is trying to become closer with people I've known for years. Even after consistent complements, attempts at starting conversation and just taking more in general, I feel like people still see me as not worth talking to.
Has anyone experienced anything similar? Any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
#relationships
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