Nice_Dream I was also a quiet JW who avoided talking too.
This weekend I went to a bar with some friends and totally froze when a guy started talking to me. It was like I went back to the JW mentality of avoiding talking with worldly men in case they're trying to get in my pants or something. Totally clueless and socially awkward.
How does one improve their social skills? I feel like I missed out on 15 years of crucial social development!
I guess I am not the only one with the problem, one girl even thought I was mute.
I suggest you buy a book about cognitive behaviroural therapy that explains anxiety and how to deal with it, one way of dealing with a situation like that is to put yourself in a situation like that more often, its a lot like learning to drive a car the more you drive the more natural it becomes.