AAAgent said:
I get spurts of confidence. They don't last long and don't come often.
Truth is i know exactly what i should do, what to say and how to say it. [B]I can already forsee reactions to different types of approaches i would do in my mind and i think i know the best ones. At least out of the options i have in my head, the best choices. [/B]
The problem is, even though i know all this and i know i approach correctly and say what i need to say it should work out well I can't get myself to do it. I'm hoping some of the comments and advice here can give me a kick in the arse to propel me into motion.
The part I made stand out above is your main problem aside from lack of confidence.
YOU TALK YOURSELF OUT OF IT!!!
Ever heard the saying YOU think its a lot worse than it really is.... in regards to just about anything? Well this DEFINITELY APPLIES HERE.
I'll give you an example from a while back when I was in college pretty much in the same scenario as you right now.
On my morning break in college I would always go sit in the student union with a either a group of friends or by myself. One day I noticed this extremely hot girl (I rate harder than anyone I know) 8/10; light brown hair, incredible body, great ass, stunning green eyes on very sun drench tan skin. I looked at her and she looked back at me. She was probably sitting 15 ft away. I held my stare and she looked away.
Well I started noticing this chick was suddenly almost always around on my break now and her stares became more and more obvious and longer in duration.
Now I gotta admit, I didn't have any approach anxiety then or now (already went through that phase), but I mentally masturbated on "the best way to approach her" or "the right opener to say in my head" because I wanted to get this girl.
All the while this chick would stare at me, just literally STARE at me to the point where you could feel her presence from your perphiral vision.
What I realized is every time I saw her in the student union I would have time to basically over think something that was so simple. Simple in the sense that ITS OBVIOUS this woman WANTS TO be approached. If she's constantly staring she LIKES WHAT SHE SEE'S! So there's no need to say something elaborate or perfect, just go talk to her. However I still didn't approach her for at least a solid month.
Then randomly one day I saw her walking on campus, I didn't even think I just decided to fuvkin' talk to her because she was hot and I knew she was interested.
So I caught up to her, tapped her on the shoulder from behind (which is suppose to be a no no when approaching) and simply said:
"Hey I see you all the time, and I wanted to meet you." LOL----- fuvkin' lame, retarded blah blah blah..... Guess what??
She said: "I KNNNNNOOWWW!!! I STARE AT YOU ALL THE TIME IN THE STUDENT UNION BUT YOU NEVER COME UP TO TALK TO ME!!"
She smiled and I knew it was on..
Seriously THAT SIMPLE!
I get that this chick is someone at your work so its a little more complicated than that. But seriously bro, just go talk to her about anything, you don't have to formally introduce yourself, just GO TALK TO HER PERIOD. Chances are she'll be excited to meet you, probably give off a slew of IOI's and give you the chance eventually to go out with her if you grab your ballz.
Good luck
PIMP