So many of them are relatable...

I used to be like that. Hated group works at school. But I'm getting older and I don't give a s$&t anymore! Now, I care those who are shy because I know how they think and feel.

So true! I can totally relate. I once walked up to someone after mentally preparing myself for over ten minutes and all that came out was " You are wearing a striped shirt" and then I swiftly walked away. Haha

Finally a person who considers this SHY not a social phobia :) I know a shy person and they are extremely nice, you just have to know how to approach them :)

So cool to read that many of you can relate! I used to be like this for so many years, and around a certain kind of people I still am, but it's good to know I'm not the only one! Kisses and hugs to all of you! 😙😘

Seems you've just summed up my life story. Thank you for those lovely comics! I feel less lonely now!

Totally me but my shyness turned into social anxiety.

Pretty much my childhood....

People limit themselves when they think about others too much. It's your life, don't waste it trying to please others or thinking about their feelings or reactions. Just be you and live for you and you'll feel free and happier.

Used to be like her...

Relatable. Working on it though. Much easier for me to talk about something I'm good at/extremely interested in(hobbies and stuff), I'll get superchatty then. I think my biggest issue I go into "omg-what-will-they-think-of-me-but-what-if-they-think-I-sound-stupid" mode with new people. "New" can last a while too. Once it finally dawns on my cowardly little self that the people are in fact quite friendly(took my extremely nice colleagues perhaps a month of working together daily(albeit our job isn't the most chatty one but still)), like me and don't mind my quirks if they even notice them, then I finally become, like, a proper person capable of inserting comments in others' conversations(amazing, isn't it?!), asking questions and making suggestions, etc. I always wonder what I seem like to others during those first times/time but as far as I'm aware, apparently I manage to make an extremely smart and nice impression(no idea why lol but that makes me feel better) XD

So relatable

I have a friend who's quiet as well she's much quieter and a lot of these things apply to her. But she's super nice.

This is so relatable...

You may be shy, but you're very talented!!

So painfully relatable!

Hm, that seems a bit too extreme to me .. but hopefully she will grow out of it.

So true.

thank you

I can totally relate to these, but I debate the term 'shy' - to me this is classic introvert. Being shy means fearing social disapproval and it is far from being the same as introvert. I for one, as an intovert, am absolutely unfazed by others' opinion, yet still sometimes feel a mild anxiety when I need to reach out to people. As a kid it was the same just the feeling was much stronger. With age you get used to the feeling and learn to control it. So those of us here who say this is much better now because we care much less - that is because we never really cared, just grown into handling our anxiety. Or so I see it.

This is so me... I think the worst is when you're in class and the teacher is randomly trying to find someone to answer the question and you know the answer but there is no way you're raising your hand and then he picks you anyways. My heart beats so hard that I can barely hear myself speak.

So much anxiety, mental health is very important.

so many things i wish I hadnt said or done as a child and there is no way of taking it back 40 yrs later

I still have problems to say "NO" to peoples..Huh...