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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Opposite for my DS, who was very outgoing until MS, then withdrew and became very timid. Third year of MS now and he’s just starting to be less timid. As he’s come out of his shell, he has made friends, and as he’s made friends, he’s gotten more courage.

Last summer we put him in Outward Bound and had him travel three times alone internationally (we live in a non-English speaking country, so sent him to US for OB, school trip, and another camp in the UK) to help develop confidence. He still does therapy once a week (anxiety & depression). He also recently earned a black belt in his martial art.

And we (as a family) tried a lot of new things over the past year (surfing lessons, self-imposed food challenges, etc.), all with a mind to demonstrate imperfection as part of the learning process (for all of us), inspire risk taking, and quite frankly, to take a break from the fear of all the things he “knows he can’t do.” This is such a work in progress still..[/quote]

OP here.  Thanks, PP.   My DS is perfectionistic and I'm a little worried that may be either a precursor of or symptom of anxiety.

I'm trying to figure out how to get him to take more risks and become more comfortable with making mistakes.  Pi think his shyness has to do wi not wanting to make "mistakes" in social interactions and a fear of someone not liking him.  [/quote]

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