impulse is to find someone to talk to, to be a part of things, to be liked. You wonder why you’re so nervous. You may excuse your feelings by telling yourself, “Oh, those parties aren’t for me. I’m basically a shy person.” Do you see how misbeliefs cause us to deny ourselves pleasure as well as the good blessings of life in Christ? ——— The misbeliefs in the above are: 1. It will be horrible if nobody talks to me at social gatherings (or if I don’t know the people). 2. It’s terrible to feel self-conscious