How To Overcome Shyness In The Dating World

When I was a kid, I was identified as shy. That became one of the top words people used to describe me. I hated it. I didn’t want to be made fun of or give anyone any other reason to pick on me. I already was being bullied by other kids and wore glasses.

People do not put themselves out there if they are uncomfortable with themselves in the first place. Some people can hide their shyness better than others, but they still live with uneasy feelings of worry about their identity and anxiety over what people might say and do to them. People that have not overcome their own uneasy feelings about themselves have issues interacting with others and the lack of confidence or overcoming emotional issues leads them to holding back for further fear of unacceptance.

Operating in a place of feeling unacceptance for the self, but also unsure of how others will see them starts a chaotic tornado of uncertainty. If there is no acceptance and establishment of the self first and commitment of who we have decided to be then interaction with others will prove to be difficult. This goes for relationships as well because a relationship is the most intimate union that we can have with another person.

Shyness can be a feeling we feel towards everyone, some people or specific individuals. There are degrees of it. In terms of dating, if we don’t…