Great Post Blick Mang.
Also, if you feel uncomfortable going to places alone, such as cafe's for example, take a book or magazine along. It will substantially reduce any anxiety you may feel at being there by yourself when you "should" be with someone else. And for Heisenberg's sake. Use an actual book or magazine. Not anything electronic. I am often opened by girls in cafes because I regularly hang out in them reading actual books. It isn't in Europe, but here it's so unusual that their curiosity is piqued.
Another "trick" often used by introverts is to take up photography. It's pretty much tailor made for introverts. The camera creates a physical barrier so reduces anxiety, and it keeps the mind focused on the external world rather than the internal. Which provides a good break for introverts. I'm not naturally anxious and never got into photography, but am considering a photographic project. I am expecting good things.
Also, if you feel uncomfortable going to places alone, such as cafe's for example, take a book or magazine along. It will substantially reduce any anxiety you may feel at being there by yourself when you "should" be with someone else. And for Heisenberg's sake. Use an actual book or magazine. Not anything electronic. I am often opened by girls in cafes because I regularly hang out in them reading actual books. It isn't in Europe, but here it's so unusual that their curiosity is piqued.
Another "trick" often used by introverts is to take up photography. It's pretty much tailor made for introverts. The camera creates a physical barrier so reduces anxiety, and it keeps the mind focused on the external world rather than the internal. Which provides a good break for introverts. I'm not naturally anxious and never got into photography, but am considering a photographic project. I am expecting good things.