I’ve always been reserved or blended in the background for most of my adolescent life. Now that im 25 ive made so much progress. Im a tour guide at an aquarium and ive been a salesman at a vitamin shop. These 2 jobs really helped my social skills and social anxiety overall. Yesterday while walking to the train, a woman who follows me on instagram recognized me and I recognized her and was caught so off guard and happy. We caught up a bit before getting on the train. We sat in separate seats but I couldn’t let this opportunity go. After the next couple of stops, I sat adjacent from her seat and I started talking to her more. She actually invited me to sit next to her. We had great conversation and she appreciated my open mindedness. I even had her laughing too. She let me put my number in her phone and she got off the train. I felt so accomplished and still do!