Problem

[Prussian to the Iron]

1. I have a fear of people thinking I'm stupid, so I just keep my mouth shut. I realize that by rarely speaking people probably already think that about me. I know that it is a pretty ridiculous thing to be scared of, but it's always in the back of my mind. It is a hurdle I just can't seem to get over.

2. I have a tendency to stumble over my words. My thoughts are flying through my head, but my mouth just can't seem to keep up. It's embarrassing for me when it happens.

I don't know why I'm sharing this with you guys, but I am. Have a nice day/evening.

Csargo, I definitely suffer from the very same. Lately I've been trying to talk more, and so far it seems like it's only been good. But trust me, I can sympathize. We should find some seminar or something for outgoing-ness.

I find it difficult to come up with things to say relevant the conversation, since I don't really know that many people and thus cannot correctly follow the story. Hopefully we can get over this hump in our personalities. I hope you do better. My advice? Just start talking more to people, regardless of how stupid you sound. It's weird, but people tend not to mind surprisingly enough.

[Csargo]

Csargo, I definitely suffer from the very same. Lately I've been trying to talk more, and so far it seems like it's only been good. But trust me, I can sympathize. We should find some seminar or something for outgoing-ness.

I find it difficult to come up with things to say relevant the conversation, since I don't really know that many people and thus cannot correctly follow the story. Hopefully we can get over this hump in our personalities. I hope you do better. My advice? Just start talking more to people, regardless of how stupid you sound. It's weird, but people tend not to mind surprisingly enough.

Yeah, the last few days I've been a lot more talkative than usual and I think it's been going well enough. Everyone's advice has helped quite a bit. Rhy and SFTS advice of not caring has helped immensely. Whenever I say or do something stupid I just shrug it off and go on. When before I would probably just pretty much stop talking unless someone spoke directly too me.

Parties are still sort of weird though.

[Prussian to the Iron]

Have trouble striking up conversation, for just total lack of any common interest subject matter? I find that that inhibits me.

[Centurion1]

just talk i do it all the time. i also dont care what people think of what i say. dont do that. it makes you look like a douche sometimes.