Hi Anxiety Levels

I want to say hi, but I have terrible approach anxiety. Help!

Stan

Ah yes, "approach anxiety," I get that too. All the time. Here's a few ways of dealing with the situation.

1. The Passive-Approachive Method: When someone walks past you, say "Hi." Technically, they approached you, so what's to be anxious about?

2. Mumble relentlessly to yourself in a very public place. Whenever a word that sounds like "hi" or has a syllable that sounds like "hi" in it, say that one syllable a little too loud to the person next to you. For example: "...and i was talking to myself and someone said 'are you HIgh?' and i said...." or "...i was in oHIo when she tripped under the HIgh beams..."

3. Turn "Hi" into a nervous twitch. This way, your anxiety about approaching people will work to support your need to reach out and talk to people.

Ryan The Great

They have creams for that...

The Cozburger