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>girl in one of my classes at uni
>thinking about talking to her
>have massive social anxiety problems, it's really difficult for me to connect to people I don't know
>it's so bad I've known several people for 10 years and I'm just now starting to open up to them
>decide now's the time for me to change all this
>was initially terrified of talking to this girl, but by the end of class in my mind I had convinced myself that I should do it anyway
>tell myself that I'm not allowed to leave this room until I introduce myself to her
>class ends
>immediately clam up and leave the room anyway
How do I get past this crippling social anxiety? Is the only way to just push through it and talk to people anyway?
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>>18725919
>Is the only way to just push through it and talk to people anyway?
yes
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>>18725922
>Is the only way to just push through it and talk to people anyway?
or see da xan man
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>>18725919
>>18725919
You're putting too much pressure on yourself. Sitting there and thinking "I'm not allowed to leave this room until I cold approach a girl I've never met" is bound to do nothing but stress you out and cause failure. You are not at the stage yet where you can pull off such feats.
Scale things down. Start with something more simple. If you have friends who know some girls, ask them to invite them out with you as a group, and try talking to them in a less stressful environment. If you have the confidence to do so, you could even try joining a society on campus in which you can meet women and gain experience introducing yourself to them and having genuine conversations.
Learn to walk before you try to run.
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>>18725957
Thanks for the advice, man. I'll try this.
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