Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Let me explain what self-fulfilling prophecy is. It is what happens when one's expectations of an event are met by making it likely to happen. I know only one person that has a self-fulfilling prophecy. I know him personally, too. This person is somewhat sensitive to rejection when talking to someone. I don't know when or why, but he started to expect social rejection. So he stopped talking to people. I'm worried about him. He does this everywhere, even at college. He might turn antisocial. But, really, I think he doesn't want to talk to people is because he is shy and quiet, not because he expects rejection. My advice to him is start talking again with a postive personality, or at least wait until someone says hello. I gave him the idea to wait until someone says something to him, like instead of him starting the conversation the other person is. It's easy for him because he is a little more social than before, though he claimed that he hasn't made friends; just acquaintances. But, like I said, he should begin talking again and start some conversations and not expect social rejection. He has admitted that he was shy and doesn't care if he had expected social rejection or not. But if he does not follow both of my advices, he will not have friends in life, or anyone to talk to. (He has friends; just not from anywhere else except school and church.) As of now, he is still doing his usual social skills: letting someone else start a conversation. He still hasn't made friends in college. But, hopefully, he will eventually. The reason I haven't mentioned the person's name is because that person.... is me.