I struggle with crippling social anxiety and shyness that has affected every aspect of my life. I'm 33. It's made job interviews awkward/uncomfortable, and even made it hard to find rock climbing partners because I'm not really fun to be around. I don't know what to do. Therapists haven't helped.
Improv classes ,, and find some actors in classic films or television series , try to emulate them and incorporate their quirks into your style and mannerisms basically you will fake it until it actually becomes a part of you because the grooves in the neurons will finally be beaten down. Also helps to do lots of exercise - work up to 1000 push-ups per day (with breaks) over maybe 2 year training period but since u rock climb ur probably fit conscious already . If you think a situation is embarrassing or something , reframe it as an opportunity to collect a funny story to tell, think stand up comedian , so underneath all the chaos of the situation there’s the shining gem of ‘what a f’ing funny - curb your enthusiasm - Essie uncomfortable situation I’m in , this will be a great story to tell later on .
Read how to win friends and influence people. I used to have similar issues and you just need to understand what people want out of an interaction. My crippling social anxiety is put at bay by constantly pushing past my comfort zone. It's a slow process but eventually it kinda just stops.
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