I am naturally shy but these days I can’t seem to handle myself, when holding conversations I can’t maintain eye contact, it makes me come off as timid and I don’t like that.
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I am naturally shy but these days I can’t seem to handle myself, when holding conversations I can’t maintain eye contact, it makes me come off as timid and I don’t like that.
Oh dear, this sounds so much like the younger version of myself, this is actually a real problem and I didn’t even know I had it till my friend pointed it out, he would say to me, “if you are not less of a person than I am, then you will look me in the face when you speak”, I started with maintaining eye contact for a while then looking away, practice does make perfect and over time I was able to overcome this, I hope that you are able to get better with this.
This sounds like a self esteem issue, you should try to build your confidence and that would happen naturally. Dress confidently, avoid awkward conversations, hang around the people you are comfortable with. Being timid or coming off as shy might cost you a lot of opportunities so I think you should build up on your self esteem.