Using Youtube to Overcome Shyness

[KatyAdelson]

hi @Ajaxcentral
I've merged your thread together with this one that is essentially asking the same question. ^^ Also, please write more descriptive threads. The thread you posted (just a ".") is considered spam / YTtalk cash farming and is against the rules:
http://yttalk.com/threads/yttalk-rules-quick-and-easy-to-read.127266/

 

[Bumpy200]

I always liked watching gaming channels on youtube. Especially the funny ones. I didnt care if the people were good i just loved to watch and listen to their banter. So i played games with my friends every friday night and we would have a few (10) drinks and start having what i thought was funny banter. One day it clicked and i was like "If these guys can do it why cant i." I have also always loved editing videos. When i was a teen i would skateboard all the time and film it and make montages of me skate boarding, or of me and my friend recreating jackass stuff. Now i still love editing and gaming, and im making videos off of it. But having a community behind me even makes it more worth it.

totally man it just building that communitty/fanbase that takes so much work.

 

[PureDangles]

totally man it just building that communitty/fanbase that takes so much work.

Yeah no one said it would be easy. I was surprised how early i earned my first $.01 and was like "holy s**t i can actually make money one this!" 6 months and $13 later, im still trying to get to the first $100 at a snails pace!

 

[Bumpy200]

Yeah no one said it would be easy. I was surprised how early i earned my first $.01 and was like "holy s**t i can actually make money one this!" 6 months and $13 later, im still trying to get to the first $100 at a snails pace!

haha..*I don't want money i just want to see that people enjoy my content

 

[TheChillyPanda]

I've been wanting to create content on YouTube for ages but I'm way too camera shy and just gave up on that idea. Then I started creating animations/animatics and realized I had found an outlet to say what I want to say. Although, I was still really shy about the thought of people hearing my voice (I'm very self conscious about it) but I've been way more comfortable it since I first started!

 

[Hulio]

Uh my post in this thread has no relevance - I definitely posted that in the thread "why did you start youtube?". That thread is gone and my post ended up in this thread... and makes no sense here.

 

[Hopeless Insomniac]

Hey guys!
As you can probably tell by the title, I can be a pretty shy person. I've had quite a few moments where I'd start up my channel, then quit immediately, all because the thought of having a large number of people watch me felt way too intense. However, I thought YouTube would be a good way to share my talents and get myself out there.
Tell me, why did you start YouTube? Has anyone ever had a similar experience?

This is certainly the same case for me! Sometimes I catch myself speaking very quietly either because I'm not very confident that what I'm saying doesn't sound silly, or I'm scared someone in my flat might overhear me. I haven't told anyone I know about my channel because I am so self conscious. Before youtube I had never shared anything I wrote with anyone and now that I have a safe place and platform to do it I have improved so much! Im glad you found this to be the same with you! Good luck with your channel!

 

[AntoNeo]

Hey guys!
As you can probably tell by the title, I can be a pretty shy person. I've had quite a few moments where I'd start up my channel, then quit immediately, all because the thought of having a large number of people watch me felt way too intense. However, I thought YouTube would be a good way to share my talents and get myself out there.
Tell me, why did you start YouTube? Has anyone ever had a similar experience?

I started Youtube because I was shy and want to expand my comfort zone...I still struggle with it (I have only 6 videos) but an interesting thing is that the only video I get likes and comments constantly is the one in which I talk about my social anxiety lol

 

[Lekjih]

I'm shy and I really want to join in with things, so I made my gaming channel. I'm kinda wanting to share what happens as I go through~

 

[Envision Adventure]

YouTube has been a great way for me to start breaking out of my comfort zone. I was painfully shy when I was younger, I couldn't talk to anyone I didn't know. It's helped me become more confident about putting myself out there. Vlogging in public was easily and still is the most difficult part for me. Now I just feel the fear and do it anyway. It always feels great when I do something that I was kind of afraid of doing. In the end, I realize that it was never a big deal to begin with.