{"id":503,"date":"2015-09-15T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ydblog.yourdost.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/15\/its-never-too-late-to-make-new-friends\/"},"modified":"2015-11-30T10:58:31","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T05:28:31","slug":"its-never-too-late-to-make-new-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/its-never-too-late-to-make-new-friends.html","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Never Too Late To Make New Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Feeling shy, not being good at making conversations, feeling insecure and anxious around others, social awkwardness, all these problems block tons of people from making new friends. Every person feels uncomfortable in some social situations. It\u2019s completely human to do so. Social issues, by their very nature, are isolating. They\u2019re also easy to hide as you never need to expose the full extent of your difficulties to others. So one might never know who else shares the same fears\u00a0 and continue to feel alone. Making friends is a task that only gets more difficult with age, but it\u2019s not impossible. A few ways to augment your social circle are:
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  1. Understand Your Fear<\/b> \u2013 The first step should be to develop a healthy mental image of meeting new people. We often see it as a scary event, and the more we think about it, the scarier it seems. This initial fear creates a mental barrier stopping us from making new friends. Try to overcome this fear and realize that others are also under the effect of this fear.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Be Yourself<\/b> \u2013 This is one of the most common and most suggested methods of making friends. When you pursue hobbies and activities that you enjoy, then you meet people with similar interests. These similarities provide a solid groundwork to build a lasting friendships. So, join a book club or go dancing and you\u2019ll meet like minded people for sure!<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Set A Goal<\/b> \u2013 This may seem superficial, but the next time you go to a party, tell yourself that you want to leave having made a new friend. This way, you\u2019ll be more open to making conversation with others instead of just smiling and nodding at people.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Smile<\/b> \u2013 This one seems a bit too on the nose, doesn\u2019t it? But it\u2019s a proven fact that people who smile are deemed to be friendly and is considered to be a powerful tactic in making connections.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Think Outside The Box<\/b> \u2013 It\u2019s absolutely plausible that up until now, all your friends have belonged to a particular part of your life like college or work. Break out of this mold and be open to forming new friendships with people who may be your neighbours, or anyone you may come across regularly. Don\u2019t limit yourself.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Track Down Old Friends<\/b> \u2013 In this day and age it\u2019s not difficult to make contact with people you used to know. Take advantage of this and reach out to old friends you may have fallen out of contact with. Lots of people think about reaching to old acquaintances but never do so. Be the one to take the first step and initiate contact. Your friend\/colleague will thank you later.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Making new friends means putting yourself out there and that can be scary but it\u2019s also a brave thing to do. It\u2019s especially intimidating if you\u2019re someone with trust issues, but it\u2019s possible to learn to trust others. Remember that making a friend is just the beginning of the journey into friendship. A friendship<\/a> takes time to form and even more to deepen. It\u2019s strength and agility depends on you and the efforts you make to nurture it. So once you form a new friendship, be the friend that you\u2019d like to have! <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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    Arshi Gupta is a young blogger who loves to travel to unexplored places to get a feel of different cultures. She is interested in reading, photography and binge-watching TV shows & movies. Though Your D.O.S.T she would like to share her thoughts to youth of the Nation.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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    Feeling shy, not being good at making conversations, feeling insecure and anxious around others, social awkwardness, all these problems block tons of people from making new friends. Every person feels uncomfortable in some social situations. It\u2019s completely human to do so. Social issues, by their very nature, are isolating. They\u2019re also easy to hide as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-loneliness","category-self-growth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}