Mark Metry > Quotes

“Psychological trauma can be defined as damage to the mind that occurs as a result of a distressing event. Trauma is often the result of an overwhelming amount of stress that exceeds one’s ability to cope, or to integrate the emotions involved with that experience.”
― Mark Metry, Screw Being Shy: Learn How to Manage Social Anxiety and Be Yourself in Front of Anyone

“In layman’s terms, this means your thoughts (mindset), exposure to the sun (outside), your ability to move, and what you put in your mouth are the four primary modalities you can control to ultimately not just alleviate social anxiety but also other mental issues like depression.”
― Mark Metry, Screw Being Shy: Learn How to Manage Social Anxiety and Be Yourself in Front of Anyone

“how people react to something you did or didn’t do doesn’t actually have anything to do with you. Their reactions are about their ideas, their lives, and their emotions.”
― Mark Metry, Screw Being Shy: Learn How to Manage Social Anxiety and Be Yourself in Front of Anyone

“The key to life is how you communicate to yourself and to the rest of the world. When you are afraid to talk to others or to express your true self in social environments, it sets you up for a miserable lifetime of being unable to connect with others. Other problems people face aside from social anxiety are relatively manageable because you can talk to others and ask for help.”
― Mark Metry, Screw Being Shy: Learn How to Manage Social Anxiety and Be Yourself in Front of Anyone

“Do not lie. Do not take part in behaviors that are not true to who you are. Do not fall victim to the flashy rewards and false promises of success told to you by people who are also unsuccessful. The blind leading the blind is perhaps the fastest way to end up with a terrible life. Instead, find people who have the life you want and learn from them; model what they do and bring their traits that resonate with you into who you are.”
― Mark Metry, Screw Being Shy: Learn How to Manage Social Anxiety and Be Yourself in Front of Anyone