How my mother helped transform my career – Young John

<p>Young John, a popular music producer, has disclosed how his mother helped transform his career and social life.</p>, <p>Young John, in a chat with TV host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, said as a kid he was shy and had social anxiety which deprived him of so many things.</p>, <p>However, with the help of his mum, who is a psychologist, he was subjected to therapy after seeing her clients.</p>, <p>“I always used to be really shy. Being young, I thought it was a normal thing but my mother is a psychologist she would often talk to me about how to relate with people.</p>, <p>“Along the line, I started getting better but it started getting worst. At some point, I could not attend gatherings and would rather pass through the back door.</p>, <p>“There were so many people and I found it hard. It made me deprive myself of a lot of things. I did not want to be in certain places and didn’t have the courage to do certain things. I had to force myself to snap out of it,” he said.</p>, <p>He noted that if not for his mother it would have been difficult to achieve his dreams.</p>, <p>“My mother helped me a lot to overcome anxiety. I called her and she would give me psychology questionnaires. I had big dreams and, if I kept going that way, it would be hard achieving them,” he said.</p>, <p>According to him, most guys find themselves in such situations but can’t talk publicly about it because society might tag them as ‘Weak’</p>