Hi ~ Can I congratulate you on 6 months SOBER??? That's wonderful!!! You should be very proud of yourself, because that's not easy to do. I'm in AA too, and I remember my first 6 months. I never thought I'd make it the first 6 days let alone 6 months! LOL

I'm very shy and self conscious too, so I had trouble making eye contact too. I had to work hard at that. But once I found out that no one was going to yell at me or bite me, it became easier and easier. And while I don't always stare at them the whole time I'm talking to someone, I do make more eye contact now. All in all I think that AA has pretty much done a 360 on me. LOL I'm back to who I was SUPPOSED to be before I started drinking - and I never knew who that was until I joined AA.

Best of luck to you and again, congratulations!!! Keep on keepin on! hugs, Lee