shyness

[AmieLamie]

I once was so shy.

SO shy that I just wouldn't even talk,

and I was ALWAYS uncomfortable.

Even in my own house, sometimes.

Then, I met Lisa, and she was so crazy.

She was loud and outgoing.

She got me to "come out of my shell."

It was a push that was much needed.

Then, on my own, I began to be more

and more open and talkative around people.

Now, I can talk to anyone and be brave and

it just comes naturally.

Except one person, when I'm around this person,

I get extremely nervous. It's so weird because

no one else makes me feel that way.

But, you know what, I think I like that feeling..

HHHMMmmmmm..

[AmieLamie]

Except one person, when I'm around this person,

I get extremely nervous. It's so weird because

no one else makes me feel that way.

But, you know what, I think I like that feeling..

HHHMMmmmmm..

Scratch that.

[wormsinwombs]

I am so shy I haven't made any friends in college. I'm trying to break out of my shell but it is so hard :(

[AstralCrux]

I am so shy I haven't made any friends in college. I'm trying to break out of my shell but it is so hard :(

I joined a sorority in college, it helped. You do so much and have so much involvement with the campus community, that you can't help but make friends. If you don't want to go the sorority route (can be expensive, dues etc.) then join a club or student org.

[TheLordOfSins]

I've never been shy, ever! I might get that way around a woman I'm intimidated by, but thats about it and thats extreamly rare.

[pomba gira]

as i stated before with the whole alter ego thing....it is very strange...i can go to shows like Dirty Show, or Erotica ball...do some fire eating or fire breathing in front of a lot a people, hang out with Ice Queen have her put me in the stock and paddle my butt then put me on the St. Andrews Cross and smack me around...but after everyone is done watching the whole thing, i walk off and people wanna talk and i get shy and nervous...i dont understand how i can have my ass riased in the air as 40 people watch me get spanked and be comfortable, have a really big blast of fire inches from my face and be fine, but if someone comes up to me after and says DUDE that was cool...i get all weird about it...say thank you fairly quickly and walk off...and you think working at CC would take care of that as well...nope >.<

Being the focus of everyone's attention is a REALLY different thing from actually interacting with people. I'm pretty much the same way at Lifestyle events... putting on a show is all good but walking up to someone I don't know and starting a conversation is very hard for me. I can do it, having been raised in a family that valued social skills and therefore having had them hammered into me from infancy... but it doesn't come naturally and I doubt it ever will. I think a lot of us probably became flamboyant dressers/performers to compensate for our shyness... seems to have worked for me.