Welcome to the forum John Leslie!
Glad to have you!
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I'm 25, soon to be 26, and I just discoverd Pick Up. I consider myself to be very shy/scared around attractive women. I've approached only one girl, EVER.
Finally someone my age!
One thing that helped me out with approach anxiety is I would start asking people for the time. It's something people are quite comfortable answering, and in turn, it gets you comfortable talking to new people.
Another thing you can do, if you don't want to ask for the time is just picture them rejecting you. Picture them saying the worst things they can about you, and see if you are comfortable with that. If you can accept that, and not let their opinions, or rejections matter to you, you will be perfectly fine approaching anyone.
Let's see... I'm trying to think of some other ways to kill Approach anxiety. Oh. Go out with a friend! Have him or her punch you as hard as he can in the arm if you don't talk to someone they point to after 5 seconds. Also go out with a friend and give him or her 20 bucks. Tell them by the end of the night you get 2 bucks back for every girl you talk to.
If what I said does not help and you are still having some difficulty take at this part of the forum for further help:
social-shyness-anxiety-vf43.html
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Only recently was I wrongfully diagnosed with cancer
That sucks.
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Currently I'm reading "60 years of challenge" and I really enjoy the writers attitude.
I liked that book. Some other good things you should consider reading are the forum's worthwhile posts here:
worthwhile-threads-vt20776.html
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I hope a total inexperienced newbie is welcomed here.
Definitely! again, welcome!
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