Can you actually heal from being socially awkward?

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Screenwriter · Accepted Answer

It would be according to the why of the social awkwardness. Do you have a shy personality. Well, if it's a natural trait, it will require work to overcome. Or is it social anxiety, an actual mental disability that may require therapy and treatment?

You need to discover the base cause. But the basic means of challenging this awkwardness is practice, practice. If it's anxiety, you have to deal with that first, then get to the practice.

Join general groups that do group activities such as baseball, softball, basketball, fishing, hunting, volleyball. Get to know a few folks in the group who you're comfortable with. Those are first steps.

Build on the steps and move to another group and do the same. This will take time and practice. But if you're shy or awkward, remember to give yourself "down time" to recharge. Everyone needs private time. It's not a running away, but especially for introverts, it helps you to be ready for more social interactions.

You won't be the "life" of the party, but becoming less awkward will put more life in YOUR life! Good luck.

Rei13 · Accepted Answer

You can it’s just hard. It helps to be confident in your appearance. This could look like picking a hairstyle that makes you feel good, outfits, etc or getting into better physical shape. Then it’s just starting small. Have a few one on one conversations with other people. I personally like small talk in these situations because it is like a pre-built conversation you can fall on and know what to say. As you get more comfortable you can build off that

Bricealan · Accepted Answer

@ilovemacdemarco4 Well young lady, you are 21. Not very many men or women your age are REALLY socially adept, and that can feel awkward and just takes a little time and a bit more maturity, and by that, I mean that in terms of your exposure in the workplace and other kinds of 'pressure' environments. You are basically 3 years out of high School and, let's be honest, High School does not prepare you for the 'real' world of society, and how to navigate it with confidence. I'm just guessing that you are not in college? If you are working your first job, out of high school, it can be a rude awakening, as it was for me. I did not really know how to deal with some of the A-holes I encountered in the workplace, but I learned quickly.  Hey, you will be a great social butterfly before you know it.

Levin · Accepted Answer

Well there's a lot of facets to this.

Like everything, the key is why. What are the dynamics that enabled this. What are your daily thoughts, habits etc? If people are on the hub all day, rather than interacting with people in real life, for example, then that is not going to help. Another possible key is family dynamics growing up. Were you brought up not confident and passive, etc.

But yeah, two important keys.

1. Get out of your head.

2. Self love and embracing yourself. If your worth or value is dependent on the validation of external parties, then you're always going to be insecure..

Zally · Answer

Oh yea absolutely. The best tricks are to do 2 of these 3 things.

1, go to the gym, confidence has a lot to do with how you see, and how others see you.
2, a hobby. A healthy hobby will get you invested and thinking less about what others might, or might not think of you.
3, travel often. Even if ita near. Time spend going places clears the mind, allows you to meet people and learn from many conversations.

aaron13547 · Answer

Yes is my opinion there is only familiar and unfamiliar. You have to learn to be ok with being uncomfortable. Then you'll realize even in the worst situations, everything is still ok.

Laughter is a magic expression that can make emotions like fear and anxiety into compassion and love. Its being able to work with your energy instead of fighting who you are. For me laughter was a key. Both learning to laugh at myself and make other people laugh with what I say.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

I would not say that I was ever socially awkward but there was a time when social situations felt overwhelming for me. I repeatedly forced myself to engage is social situations and I gradually learned to relax, enjoy the time, and become more outgoing.

RandomGirl42 · Answer

Yes! Since you're legal drinking age I will tell u the secret is booze! It might not help with being awkward but u won't care! 🤣

CriminallyInsane · Answer

Experience mostly. You interact with mor people and you learn what other people consider awkward and you get more comfortable

Maybe_Maybe_not · Answer

Not a disease. Not an illness. So nothing to cure and nothing to heal.  Something to grow with instead, something to feel better about, over time. With the right people, with a more appeased mind.

bowenw · Answer

I have grown out of a lot of it. The older you get the more you may realize that you have nothing to be afraid of. Forcing yourself to be more social can help.

thegreenyogi · Answer

Of course you can. The way to do that or it's the one thing that helped me is exposure. So the more you go out and socialise the easier it becomes and the less awkward you feel.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Absolutely! Socially awkward people are usually just hyper-focused on themselves.

live2dance25 · Answer

Like many said, nothing to heal from. We all have these moments. Just work on yourself, keep a clean appearance, be confident, and you will grow into whoever you want to be!

queenofcardio · Answer

I think it’s something you can work on and improve. Keep putting yourself in social situations consistently.

beenherebefore · Answer

I wouldn't say you heal as that is not some type of disease. You learn how to live and adapt.

smashleyy · Answer

yes. Depends on your willingness to step outside your comfort zone tho

Account · Answer

At some point you stop caring, it sort of happens without you even realizing it.

AngryCarl3 · Answer

You can improve your social skills through practice. Newsflash: Everyone is socially awkward to some degree.

Anonymous · Answer

I think whenever I watch YouTube news 📰🗞️ 📱 of real people out in the real world of different social classes going about their lives I think to myself "hmm, we're all very not so different after all - all" - pauses 🤗👀

MrChinaski · Answer

I can be as social as I choose to be. It doesn't come naturally. It's a skill you build like any other skill.

majd90000 · Answer

This is something that is frankly insignificant and very easy to treat

Marissa4 · Answer

Yes just move on I guess. Plus I’m attracted to socially awarked people.

Petermorgan343434 · Answer

Heal? People are not socially awkward, you just haven't found your people yet. We all are socially awkward as people.

foxsquirrell · Answer

I think you can but it may require specialized help. It depends.

rapfan107 · Answer

Oh definitely Like any skill !! You can learn to be social

robocop666 · Answer

Nope I have been my whole life and always will

WhitneySnow · Answer

Therapy can help

Anonymous · Answer

You have to learn to get used to it.

moviedude714 · Answer

yeah some moments i will never forget

Anonymous · Answer

I doubt it.

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