Originally Posted by
WalshFan88
I'm still super shy - lol. You wouldn't guess that by how much I talk and post online - but yeah - in person I'm extremely quiet. Especially if I don't know you at all, or even haven't met you in person. I have severe social anxiety - I hate big crowds. However, I'm fine when there is a guitar around my neck. That is when insecurity goes away and confidence comes. I feel strong as they come and as proud as they come, but just standing around in a public place, I'm a hermit crab. I am very self-conscious - so much so that it really affects where I go, because unless I can play guitar (guitar store, a gig, a jam, whatever) - I don't go out other than Dr Appts and things I absolutely have to do. And even then, I find the quietest corner possible.
Alcohol helps, I did jello shots at the last gig at the end of the night and it became the Austin show, I was running the show at that point. So it can be helpful, as long as you don't drink too much and become too carefree, lol.