How I Got Over Being Shy and Embraced Talking to People I Don’t Know
by Kristin Wong from Lifehacker on (#4T08F)

Once, I turned up at a party by myself, before any of my friends got there. Rather than mingling, I hid in the bathroom to kill time and avoid talking to people I didn't know. For a shy person like me, social interaction-especially with strangers-can be a stomach-churning, anxiety-filled experience. But with some"