Help this introvert get out there

Just go. :flowerforyou:

I'm an introvert, too.

Maybe you're not like me, but I find that I can blow social worries up in my mind until they're a Big Deal, but then if I make myself do the thing . . . well, maybe the first time or two feels awkward, but in short order it's just fine, sometimes even truly great. (Long term, it's almost always great, if the activity itself suits me.)

For some things, it helps me to add a mission. For example, maybe I'd go for a hike in the Spring with the aim of photographing Spring wildflowers, or after a rain to photograph mushrooms and other fungi, because I like taking photos of that short of thing (just my phone camera, nothing fancy).

In other cases, it helps me to think of a thing as an appointment. I haven't done it as much this summer (because reasons ), but last year I went for solo bike rides nearly every Tuesday and Thursday. Why? Because I'd decide that's what I did on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If I didn't do it, I missed it.

If you enjoy swimming . . . well, that's really mostly a solo thing, isn't it, once we get in the pool? Would it help you to set some goals, like doing X laps and noting the time, then working to do X+1 laps in that time; or working on some technical goal like improving your kick or keeping your body in a more hydrodynamic position in the water or whatever?

Some things I've talked myself into doing, overcoming my fears/hesitations, have been really rewarding. I made actual long-term friends in my YMCA spin class, and my on-water rowing buddies are now a major part of my social life.

Do it, and do it more than once: If your experience is even remotely like mine, you won't be sorry!

You are your best friend . . . . . or your worst enemy.
Its your own choice. Dont wait for anyone to save you. The time is passing, noone is coming to save you.
When you break it down, everything we tell ourselves are excuses. Introversion doesnt hold you back, its just another excuse.
Right now, your time is not to look for more inspiration, motivation or companionship, just do it.
Get your shoes, in your car and go the to the tennis court, the trail you want to hike or the pool to swim.
Check the mirror and see who you are, you are the one creating.

Dont think. Dont hesitate. Just Do. Confidence comes from action.

I am introvert too. It doesnt mean I am a prisoner of myself.