Have you ever tried volunteering at a school or hospital part time? My daughter tried this and she was/is very shy...it made her think of others, especially at a hospital that need comfort and need to speak to someone....it might help..it did for her...she is starting nursing school in the fall. Good luck...

Just to add a bit more, she is 25, with no female friends, only a boyfriend of the past 11 ..she want to have friends so badly..especially female friends...but i don't think that will happen until she is in school full time or working....please stay positive, as I will for you!

i volunteer yet the people there are mostly old and i am 27. one girl is in high school dont like her much. ive been with my bf for now 8 yrs and in 2010 i said people disappoint me because the kind of friends i would make would end up repeating history from the friends i had in high school which isnt the kind of friends i wanna make again this time.

its like my parents' nasty auras keeps following me like their spirits are going into other people then i find out what they are like later on. i went to school and got a degree in 2010 didnt make any friends too stuck up for a school college life for me sucked. i see a therapist which we are gonna work more on social skills she is having me to identity people's feelings. i am trying to reunite myself with being outgoing like in the past....idk

Hi I know exactly how you feel. I never had many friends in high school and now that im in university ive lost some of my high school friends and it has also been even harder to make new friends since the classes are alot bigger and when you do try and start talking to someone in one of your classes you cant find them again. At least thats what happened to me, I also want to become a teacher but worried that i am too shy to do it. So I got a job at a day care working with kids and it has somewhat helped with my shyness. I've discovered kids are much easier to talk to and make friends with and it has helped me be a little bit more confident that I can do it and become a teacher.

Fuzzie: I haven't done much volunteer work, although I've been wanting to. I agree that volunteering might prove to be helpful.


Sarah: That's great that you got a job at a daycare. I would love to do that although I haven't been able to because I don't have enough previous experience with kids =/ I'm glad that you've had the chance and that it's making you more confident though. Keep trying, and I'm sure that you will make a great teacher someday :)

I would say keep working at it if teaching is what you want to do. I'm a shy person in the Social Work field and it's been a struggle for me too but I've learned that the more comfortable you become with what you're doing, and the more knowledgable you are in the subject, the more confident you'll be in yourself to perform. I think it's also about self acceptance too. I've accepted that I will never be that outgoing, energetic social worker, but that doesn't mean I don't have something to offer. The same goes for you. Students may view you as a calm, solid role model that can be a good listener and understand when they come to you.
For me, I've been working in the human services field for six years while I've been in college for my major. It has been a great opportunity for me to gain some experience in a similar job to what I'll be doing and I'm sure once I graduate, I'll be a little bit more prepared than I would've been. So as the others suggested, volunteer in a similar roll, work at a daycare, volunteer for a big/brother big/sister program, become a tutor at an after school program. Get the experience you need before you graduate so when the time comes you'll feel more comfortable with yourself and the job you hope to do. And ignore the people who express concerns about your shyness. I've heard the same thing about myself many times and just use it as motivation to prove them wrong. Good luck!

Maybe my shyness is associated with fear ?

By the help of social media, you will surely breaking out on your shell. It will overcome your shyness.

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You may want to consider going into voice chatrooms so you can become more comfortable talking to people. A good one is paltalk.com I used to stutter but now I have no problem speaking to groups of people because I gained my confidence.

I know how you feel when being shy and quiet. I was real shy I in school and it caused so much problems that my mom ended up putting me in home school - among with me having LD difficulties. I hope and pray everything works out ok for you and I'm here if you ever need to talk. Being shy is can be very hard to deal with. Don't give up and stay strong.