Bolu has never touched a woman; he gets nervous around ladies. His tongue stops working whenever he tries to talk to a lady he likes. All he can do is fantasise about being with them from afar.

He’s been like this since he was a teenager. Even now, as an adult, talking to girls still makes him shiver. He is beginning to think something is wrong with him “I’ve always wanted to have a woman as my companion but I feel nervous around them, especially the ones I like.

In secondary school, I told myself I would grow out of this feeling. I thought that once I got older and started making money, I would have the confidence to approach women. But even now, with some financial stability, I still don’t dare to talk to women I like.

“Sometimes, when I see a beautiful woman, I start imagining a future with her without even talking to her. I fantasize about what we would do together, but then my anxiety overwhelms me, and I can’t approach her. This makes me feel worthless and inferior.

I fear being rejected by women. “At my office, I am comfortable talking to the ladies there but none of them wants to date me. I haven’t asked them out because I hear them talking about their boyfriends.

They know I lack the courage to approach women and that I have never touched a woman, so they jokingly call me names that imply I’m not man enough. They also try to teach me how to hook up with a lady. “One day, my colleagues tried to hook me up with a lady I told them I liked.

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