Being Shy

So I am suprised there was not a tread for this yet... so I made one. I have been shy since I was a kid and am growing out of it hopefully
and I hate it when people judge the shy kid without knowing them . So I want to know what do you honestly think of shy kids and if you know any.
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I'm a shy person. I'm super quiet. Even on websites like this, I hold off on saying a lot, I hate being judged, so I just don't say much. Personally, being shy sucks. I don't do a lot because of my shyness. I wish I could over come it.

I use to be really shy, and in some ways I still am. I hate, no still hate being judged, I use to be bullied alot so I kept to not saying or doing much. I'm slowly but surely growing out of it, but after so long it's kinda hard to break some habits. Most of insecurities come from being shy, so I get very upset when people make fun of shy kids. It's not funny :( . But I'm pretty sure you two will start to open up, it may take awhile, but I'm pretty sure you will. Hang in there, life just gets better :)

I've always been really shy and I'm not sure if I'll ever grow out of it. Each time I try to be more talkative or outgoing I end up embarrassing myself. The shyness kind of alienates me from everyone else so it is annoying. If I can't be sociable without looking like an idiot then I guess I'm content with staying like this.

I've always been a shy person. Ever since I was little, I'd always hold back on saying something. I have a quiet voice too, so if I do say something, sometimes people don't even hear me. I'm always judged because I'm shy. I really hate it though because I know I have a personality, I just don't know how to show it. It really has its disadvantages. It's scary sometimes, I mean being shy has gotten so bad for me that I can't get a boyfriend or that I just completely shut up because I don't have the natural ability to strike up a conversation easily, otherwise I'd have a lot more friends. The only thing I like being about shy, is that most shy people surprise you. If people would stick around long enough, I'll come out of my shell.

I've always been a very shy girl, even when I was little. It's not that I'm afraid of being judged or anything along those lines; it's because I'm not great at articulating myself as well as that I don't like small talk. I don't know what to say, and I never want to annoy or offend who I'm talking to, so I usually stay quiet. I hate it because sometimes people mistake my introversion and shyness for being stuck-up and arrogant.

I used to be a shy girl when I was younger. c:
As I got older, my Journalism classes helped me break out of my shell and I eventually grew out of being the shy girl. I'm still quiet, but I have a lot more confidence to say what I want to say.

I'm incredibly shy, always have been, but since I started to work where I work, it has helped me so much with talking to strangers. Something I need to do otherwise I can't really do my job. I'm still shy overall, but I find talking to people a lot easier. Still have a lot of work to do though.

I'm very shy around people i do not know but once you get to know me i come out of my shell i over thing things alot .

I'm pretty shy around strangers and I don't want to ask strangers unless I'm forced to.

I will only talk when I HAVE to, that's when it looks like my shyness is cured xD but not really.

I'm extremely shy in person! In kindergarten-second grade I wasn't but then I guess I changed and now I'm afraid to talk to people a lot of the time. I wish I could get over it.

I'm a really shy person. It used to be a lot worse when I was in high school (I couldn't go into a store by myself until I was 17 because I didn't want to talk to the cashier)

Since I've been in college and working a lot I'm used to talking to people more now. I'm not a social butterfly but I'm getting better. I still have panic attacks in large groups/parties. I'm surprised that so many people have mistaken my shyness for being rude or just not liking them.

I HATE being so shy. I wish I could break out of my shell, but I always think people wont like me. Sometimes I think I must have something really horrible about me to not have any close friends, like I'm annoying, or smelly, or just overall awful to be around. I always want to join into things, but I alws=ays convince myself that people wont want me there, or they'll have a full group and will look at me and think i'm an idiot for trying to join. GOD, it's awful.

I used to be pretty shy - I was always comfortable around people I knew, but I was much quieter in bigger groups or around people I didn't know so well. Although recently, that's changed. I think I've become more confident - I talk more in general, and last year on holiday I was the one to try and make friends, whereas in the past I was always the one who waited for someone to come and talk to me. I just think that, once I tried being less shy, I enjoyed it - I just realised that you might as well say what you want to say. The worst thing that could happen is that people think you're a bit weird or don't laugh at your joke, and they've normally forgotten what you said by the following day anyway.

The annoying thing is when people still treat me like the shy girl. In my group of friends, I'm known as the 'quiet' one, which irritates me, because I'm not actually that quiet.

I have always been shy around new people/people I don't really know. I have to feel really comfortable around someone to open up. Moving with my husband to a Military base has helped, I think. I've come out of my shell a little bit and seem to warm up to people faster.

The only thing I dislike about my shyness is people's tendency to judge (which is sort of a reason for my shyness, I hate confrontation and judgement) and have heard that I come off as rude or snobbish to people who don't know me. It is not that I don't like you, it's that I don't know you.

Funny thing: a coworker actually called me 'the most out-going person' he knew and when I told my husband, he laughed. I am not out-going, at all!

This may seem weird but me on the internet and the me in real life can seem like two completely different people. in real life I tend to hold back on the things I want to say, out of respect, fear, whatever haha. but on the internet I'll say what i want unless I think it's rude and offensive.

I used to be really shy. I didn't like meeting new people, going to parties, socializing, etc. because of it. But thankfully I've had quite a few different jobs that helped me break out of my shell and the only time I get super nervous around people is when I have to speak in front of a group. I think life and life experiences help you outgrow shyness, maybe not completely, but a good majority of it.

I'm somewhat shy, but not as bad as I used to be. I was actually becoming more outgoing until I got bullied really bad. That made me go back in my shell I guess you would say. For the most part, I'm just more of a quiet person around people. After around them for so long I will talk more and more. I guess that really goes with the fact that I can't keep conversations going very well.

LOL, I'm the shyest person you'll ever meet. It's really kind of not funny or cute at all, and it's something I want to change about myself, but it's a lot easier said than done. I've kind of self-diagnosed myself with social anxiety, but in all fairness, it makes entire sense. I barely go out of the house, I can't talk to other people at all... It's incredibly difficult. I practically close myself off when I'm out in public, but once I'm home I'm my normal self. It's the weirdest thing, and I wish I could break it because I honestly don't want to live like this the rest of my life.

@ soft skeletons.
I know how you feel. I do the same and really hate it. I've been actually told that I do have social anxiety. Some people I can easily talk to, but most I can't do so. The past few years it's gotten worse for me.