Anxiety Update
Hey everyone! Thought I’d let you all know about something I just realized.
So I just graduated from college last week (HOORAY!) and my parents came up for the ceremony. Over dinner we got on the subject of my social anxiety. My mom mentioned that I tend to shy away from making eye contact (something she says I picked up from her). I’m considering making an amendment to my “Conquer Anxiety” goal to include eye-contact because I didn’t realize I was so bad at it and I think it’s important.
In any case, something else that came up was the question of whether I am “shy” or not. My step-father had mentioned offhandedly that I was still shy, but have come a long way, to which my dad responded: “Eric’s not shy.” He then referenced the many times that I would volunteer to speak in front of audiences, perform on stage, or sing in public. Read More…
May 26, 2010
Tags: Anxiety, Extroversion, Introversion, Shyness, Social Anxiety Posted in: Conquer Anxiety 
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Method #4: Physical Contact
I had a pretty lucid dream last night that my crush came up to me randomly, sat on my lap and started talking to me affectionately (You can tell I’m pretty obsessive about all this because I’m starting to dream about her). Naturally, I would love for this to happen in real life, but what I learned from this is that what I am really looking for is the physical contact. Nothing is more exciting to me than to be in contact with an attractive woman. Even if it’s as simple as an arm around the shoulder. Read More…
November 6, 2009
Tags: Emotion, Flirting, Physical Contact, Shyness Posted in: Methods No Comments