Anonymous asked: I really wanna be like 1 of my friends,she's the most conifident un-ashamed person i have ever met! She talks to anyone,she loves talking, i seriously envy that cuz i'm like the shyest girl in my class :( every1 knows me as shy,but i feel like if i become confident people will look at me weird or think i'm trying to be someone else, when i'm just trying to boost my confidence : i mean do people think "oh wow" when u become confident i get so paranoid for no reason!

I was never the most confident person there is. In fact, I’d get worked up and start stuttering because I was thinking faster than I could talk. In 7th grade that happened while meeting my home room teacher for the first time. The words “I don’t want to be here” slipped out due to my nervousness and the lady went off on me talking about how she had just come out of surgery and could barely walk but she was there. I was ready for her to grab her glock. Two weeks later she ended up asking a question, “You got an attitude or are you just shy?” when I told her I was just shy she apologized because she thought I was just copping an attitude for the two weeks. One of the nicest teachers I had AND she was a strong woman of faith too!  I think there I realized the fear was holding me back and I began opening up. In 8th grade I opened up so much that I actually started becoming “popular”.

But you know what: some people are just naturally a people person and are really good with people while others are more reserved. Maybe you’re like me though and realized there needed to be a change. Oh well if someone thinks you’re trying to be someone else, I think many will enjoy getting to know you better.

-Tyler