The reason why you are afraid of talking to others is because of your mind. Fear of others is from the life I had lived. For instance, memories of rejection from my parents and friends or teachers, unfair and upsetting moments, moments I was hurt, traumas, etc. If you want to break the pattern of repetitive behavior that scares talking with people, you can cleanse the root of the mind that makes you fear.
After cleansing the mind through meditation for some time, I could approach issues from various angles and easily connect dots and suggest ideas at work that were accepted by counterparts globally.
People say the first step to overcoming mental challenges is seeing oneself. However, since we are self-centered, it is not easy to see ourselves objectively. In my case, meditation enabled me to overcome being an obsessive perfectionist and improve my mental health.
By meditating on myself every day, I took my child one step at a time, little by little. I no longer worry about his future. I had many difficulties raising my son, but thanks to these difficulties, I was able to mature. It makes the happy moments even more precious.
Through meditation, I was able to look back on myself objectively, and free myself from that mind world of pictures, which was the cause of my stress. As I meditated more my self-centered mind became wider and wider and I could understand myself and others so much better. I could see that this wider mind was my true mind as my happiness kept increasing.
Most importantly though, bad habits are very deep rooted (VERY!). The majority of my time I am clearing away lingering bad habits which are causing damage in my body / mind.
Meditation is helping me accept my managers and co-workers. I used to think other people were the cause of my unhappiness. I realized others were not the problem and myself was the problem. Through meditation, I am looking at myself who judges co-workers, managers, clients and I am letting go of these thoughts I created. This has allowed me to accept where I am and find happiness inside me.
My best days, which would be the most productive and joyful days, I do the following and in this order: 1. Start with gratitude - reflect on what I was grateful for the day before
This meditation taught me how to get rid of my anxiety and I could see the change immediately. By letting go of all the emotional attachments we can completely free from negative feelings from the past and you can be completely free from anxieties.
I learnt through meditation that the habits we inherit from our ancestors hold a lot of minds that give rise to delusional thoughts. I found out the cause of my bipolar. It's coming from my habits and the karma I made while living. Once the habits are eliminated there is great peace inside.