Dear Shyness,
How are you kiddo? I don't have all the answers to life's many questions but there is one thing I've heard that
might be helpful in your situation. And that is, if you'd like
to make friends, you need to be a friend. To me that sort of
flips the situation away from me being shy (which i can be),
to understanding that others may be reluctant to be the first to reach out and that it is my job to initiate conversation if
I want to make someone comfortable and perhaps make a friend. Do unto others as you would have them do unto
you. Does that make sense to you? Just imagine that they feel just like you. YOu don't have to give a speech. A simple hello, my name is ..... how are you?
Annie