| >Burying your head in books and overanalyzing your social interactions isn't going to solve your social anxiety. Go play soccer. If yours had been the parent comment, I would have responded with: >I'm sorry - this advice, and most of your comment, is bad advice. Your approach is the approach that is the "usual" approach that friends and family suggest - and in my experience, it often fails. In fact, I would wager most introverts have already gone that route (be it voluntarily or involuntarily). >Most self-professed "introverts", particularly developers, spent most of their lives playing video games and sitting indoors. They're not well-rounded people in the least. I hate to use strong language, but this is ridiculous. Most professors are introverts, for example - and most did not play video games. (Not to put too much stock in Myers-Briggs, but INTJ, while being amongst the least common types, is the most represented in academia). That's not to take away from the authenticity of your experience. But what works for you won't work for everyone. Perhaps not even most people. |