How Can One Overcome Feelings Of Insecurity And Nervousness During Social Interactions?
There was a time when I was afraid to interact with anyone period. Back in 1999 when I got my first computer after teaching myself how to use the computer for the basics such as browser search, and emailing. I remember one day being online, on a website with a platform where people were posing comments.
I decided to post a response I don’t remember what it was. What I do remember, I had misspelled a word a woman wrote a comment about me not knowing how to spell, and from that day on I was affected by that for years.
I would not go anywhere near any platform on the Internet that had anything to do with interacting with other people. It didn’t matter what type of forum it was if I had to communicate with someone I didn’t bother. I wasn’t learning anything, or enhancing my skills because I would not allow myself to be taught out of fear of being picked on.
I was hurting myself and I didn’t even know it. It felt like I was the only one on the Internet that couldn't spell. I felt stupid. To keep from feeling really stupid. I had convinced myself that I didn’t need anyone to be a success online. I would do it all by myself.
That insecurity had me so messed up that it even affected how I related to people offline as well. If you…
