Stumbled onto a good thing.

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Hey all,

So a while ago I took on the quest of self improvement and I'd say I got pretty far with it at the time. I read a lot of great books, learned to listen to a lot of familial advice and really did a lot of inner exploration.
If I knew all I needed to do back then however was type in Personal Development Forums in Google to get this place, I probably would have figured things out a heck of a lot quicker. heh.

Anyhoo, here I am, back again after a fair bit of moving around geographically, with new hurdles to overcome and a mindset that needs ironing out.
So then, a little about me.

I'm a 25 year old guy, who moved to a bustling tourist town on the southern coast of Mexico to live with family and to help out with the business. I'm what you might call an ex-pat I guess, formerly of the United Kingdom.

A while ago now, perhaps 4 or 5 years ago, I was an extreme introvert, incapable of making eye contact with strangers, too shy to really open up to anyone and incapable of trying anything for fear of failure. I hated my own reflection in the mirror and was filled with self-loathing. Things, no matter how trivial, would either make me recoil into myself even more, or cause me that prevailing anger that would stew quietly inside me for days.
None of this would ever be directed at anyone else but myself however, and due to this I would close myself to the world, and live in this small bubble of complacency.
That was a while ago, and I am proud of the progress I've made in my life.
I'm still shy, still a little introvert, but the fact is, that's not a problem and I'm happy to be an introvert. I'm not as outgoing as others, it's just that we Introverts work a little differently from Extroverts and have different values.

Though I have changed my life for the better, there are a few areas that I might have neglected or overlooked, thinking that problems were resolved after only a short time of dealing with them.
I don't think I spent enough time addressing my issues, that when I decided I no longer needed to keep track of the progress, they grew back again and in greater density, much like a garden weed.

So with a little help from all you lovely people and the advice given on this forum, I will get my life back on track.
I look forward to hearing from all of you.