Shyness problems.. ?

Question

i'm starting school again in a few days and i'm really depressed about it. i'm sooo shy that if i don't have classes with the very few friends that i have, i panic. i had a situation in one of my classes last year where i didn't know anyone, (well you know the people but you aren't really friends with them) and when it came to group things i was pretty much screwed. everyday i was worried that we would have group things and i would have to go with people that probably didn't want to go with me because i don't say a word. this year, i feel like another one of my classes i might have no one, and i don't want to go through being alone again. i don't know what to do because i am so shy and its not like i talk to people first. i hate not being able talk properly but anyways, can someone give me some suggestions or just help me out? thanks a bunch.

Answer 1

Several ways:

http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Social-Sk...

An article I wrote myself and the authors or just people who edited them.

Answer 2

You have my sympathy. Yes, life can be h**l when you're shy and you tend to choke on your words...

You'll probably break out of it, and gain confidence in time.

But meantime: Bear in mind that ... the world could use more people who talk less. If you're clever, you can use it as an asset. And you seem clever.