Are you shy? ( Archived) (50)

Painfully, painfully shy.

I have to go to a lot of effort to overcome it.

Not after they get to know me.

I'm shy to a fault

No,i have nothing to be shy about.

Sometimes it depends on the preson I,am with at the time.

very

Why don't I believe you lao

oh really Rapunzel

a little bit

Just this much

Not convincing eh, Tom?

Seriously.

I find my shyness debilitating at times.

Bearing in mind, shyness does not necessarily equate to lacking in self-confidence. My best friend is socially very confident, but lacks self-confidence. I struggle with certain social situations regularly, but have a much greater inner confidence than she does.

I don't let my hair down for just anyone, y'know.

yes

Yes, I'm shy.

Using the internet is a different social interface - it cuts out a lot of the issues which contribute to my shyness, or social anxiety.

For example, I don't like noisy environments especially with groups of people. They make me anxious because I'm partially dependent upon lip-reading.

When chatting with a group, people tend to look at everyone around them to include the group. As people turn away, I miss big chunks of the conversation and have to rely upon watching other people's reactions (okay, its time time to laugh...now!) rather than genuinely socialising.

On the internet, I don't have to deal with as many triggers for my shyness and so you get to see more of the inner confidence usually reserved for closer friends.