Why I avoid social interaction

Running head : Why I avoid social interaction

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Over the last few days I have been trying to find out why I avoid social interaction . Usually , I don 't feel comfortable to meet new people . After meditating for sometime I found out that this problem was not an issue that came up in one single day but has developed over a number of years I therefore went further to think about my past life and the experience that may have led to this kind of

behavior . This essay analyzes these experience and their theoretical explanation using psychological eye

My mother is a teacher while my father is a doctor . They are both hardworking and have achieved a lot in their professionals . They always show me some of the medals they were awarded for their good performance in their respective institutions . Apart from that , I have attended and witnessed them receiving the awards . The most significant instances included a ceremony where may father was named the doctor of the year after carrying out a surgical operation which was thought to be too complicated and difficulty to perform . Just a month later , I witnessed my mother receiving a present as the teacher whose subject was best performed in that year . I was so moved by these two occasions that I promised to work hard and become a doctor like my father

One thing I didn 't like in these ceremonies was that particular moment when my parents introduced me to their friends . I was normally filled with fear and shyness . My parents also realized that I was having a very difficulty time whenever we attended such occasions . We all discussed about my problem . They told me that even when I was young I was not only afraid of strangers but also shy . They concluded by telling me that this reaction would not stop all of a sudden but would even continue in the future . They both agreed that this may be the reason why I was uncomfortable whenever I met new people

Back in my school , meetings were often held to evaluate the performance of the students . This was done to ensure that every student did well in examinations as well as to find out , if any , the problems why some students didn 't perform well . Those students who performed poorly in exams were punished and ridiculed . They were even nicknamed . On one particular day I was almost about to fall under this category of students . My parents were annoyed and cautioned me about the kind of friends I had in school . I was promised a present if I improved in school . I had to dedicate more of my time in studies

I used to spend most of my leisure time in watching movies and soaps Though I didn 't like this at first , I had no alternative since my family and I had moved to this country in which I was quite unfamiliar with . I eventually came...