How To Overcome Shyness and Make Friends?

Relax yo self girl! We usually r shy because we are unsure of ourselves and how we would handle certain situations. So step 1. Accepting yourself- the sooner you r a peace with yourself the better things will be, and yes it will be hard since ur still young and trying to find yourself blah blah blah... Know who u r and the worries will subside... Never change yourself just to be friends, if they dnt like you for you then trust me honey they ain't no good for ya... Highschool doesn't last forever so its ok to make some mistakes eh. Oh and not being obsessed over what people think of you helps too. Good luck honey!

Minnie,

Being yourself is the best way to become friends with anyone. But I want you to stop being so critical of yourself too. Stop apologizing (unless you did make a mistake), stop picking yourself apart for what you think are not good qualities, because let me tell you, everyone has things about themselves they would like to improve (or vanish), but these are apart of who you are and make you unique, and later on you may discover these qualities you don't like, maybe are your best ones.

Just relax, and work on your self-confidence and accepting yourself for how amazing you are already. High school is just a short time in your life, make the best of it (trust me I have been out of high school for 20 years now, life goes fast). There is nothing to be afraid of or nervous about. If these girls like you, they will like you; if not, there are tons of other people to be friends with.

Building confidence is not easy believe me i'm the same. I think you should bring up the subject of shyness with your friends and tell them your really shy, they'll probably think that's cute but at least they'll know that you are shy. Join in with their conversations don't just stand there and say nothing because you'll come off as boring. Come up with things to speak about.

Best thing to do is to stay positive, tell yourself everyday that you are confident and really think this strongly. Don't keep thinking 'oh i'm so shy, they'll think i'm weird.' be positive and join in.

1700 is not a big middle school. my school and about 2000 and thats really small compared to the other schools here that have about 4000 or more. i know it takes timme to open up to people, but just remeber to not be afraid to be yourself. Thats why i used to be so shy. I was afraid to express myself and i just took time to open up. Don't worry to much now, and just try to loosen up a bit.