Check out 7 moments when you have to speak up

 

Here are seven times you need to get over your shyness.

 

During a presentation: No one gives a shy person a free pass when it comes to school or work presentations. At presentations, you are being watched and people are listening to you. It is easy for you to give in to your nervousness and want to retreat, but do not fall into that temptation. People are watching you and trying to assimilate what you are saying, so this is no time to let them down.

With a close friend: As long as you consider someone a close friend, you should learn to open up to them. No man is an island, and keeping everything bottled up will mess with you psychologically. Learn to overcome your shyness and open up to those who care for you.

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On a date: When you find yourself on a date, you are with someone who wants to get to know you, do not disappoint them. Do not let them wonder why you are so withdrawn or secretive. That is not a trait anyone wants in someone they are considering a relationship with. Give some insight into your life and let them get to know you.\

When stressed: Are you feeling stressed out about life? Do you feel like you are doing so much for so many people that you end up feeling drained? This is no time to hold it in. The people who are the source of this stress might not even know it if you do not tell them. So endeavor to speak up

During an interview: Nothing will kill your chances at a job than if you go in for the interview and give off a shy persona. Sure, you should not be too lousy, but you should also attempt to give off a sociable trait. Just like during presentations, when people are looking at you to say something, being shy will not favour you.

With your children: Whether it be talking frankly to them, answering their questions or just hanging around them, avoid being shy when with your children. They look to you for how to act. If you are too cautious with everything you say, you will end up raising nervous children. Answer questions frankly even if the questions make you uncomfortable. If they misbehave outside or someone is trying to hurt them, speak up; do not let shyness cripple you. They need you to be their voice.

At the doctor’s: There are people who lose their lives or get really hurt because they are too shy to complain to a doctor about health issues. The thing with health is, the earlier you report something wrong, the more likely doctors can treat you. So keeping illnesses to yourself because you are shy about talking to a health practitioner about it can actually kill you.