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07/04/09(Sat)21:11:52 No. 4673431 OP,
I was in your same position a while back, so I what I did was to get
out of the house to anything, it didn't really matter what. Mostly the
music scene - basically every couple of nights I would check the
myspace music shows calendar, or electronic music calendars, for
something to do. I would find which ever band or DJ sounded good from
their online samples, and go. I began to find I was really getting into
psychedelic electronica, so I started going to psytrance shows all the
time. At first I would basically hang around and just watch people
dance and listen to the music, so I only really talked to people
waiting in line to get into events. But I really wanted to be more
active and social. I saw youtube videos of "jumpstyle" dance and
thought it looked cool, so I just watched and practiced at home. Soon I
had the basic step down and could do all kinds of tricks as well. As
it turns out, jumpstyling like a maniac complete with twists and spins,
causes cute girls to slap you on the ass. What a confidence booster! Last
night went to an infected mushroom show where for once in my life I was
hitting on women and having some success. It turns out it really all
does come down to confidence. I was feeling great and having a blast,
so it just seemed natural to approach a girl dancing nearby and say
"you're cute, can I buy you a drink?" Now it's not going to be
exactly the same for you, but the point is, it seems like if you just
force yourself to get out of your home, to anything and everything, and
just experiment, sooner or later you can find a social niche that fits
you. 1 year ago I would NEVER have believed my life would be the way it
is today; I was a 21-year-old virgin with no real friends who spent all
his time on the internet, I was horribly shy, and I thought those
things would never change. It's incredible how far I've progressed in
such a short time.