Originally Posted by reprisler
i'm 19 turning 20 soon and am in the same shoes. after about age 17 i started becoming really nervous and shy around everyone. i blame a bad xanax addiction for fucking up the chemicals in my brain but whateva...the damage is done. i see at least 1 cute girl every day when classes are in session but i still haven't talked to one. i try, but it's like my brain and mouth freeze up. i somehow forget to breath in the middle of all this and i'm pretty sure i look retarded as hell or something when i do that. this thread has a lot of great advice but it's nothing i haven't heard or read before. i dunno, i guess some of us are just hopeless. i know i'm a pretty good lookin guy but i lack confidence so badly. blah this is just bummin me out typing this.