Shy

@savypat (20216)
United States
October 30, 2008 6:52am CST
Are you a shy person? Do you know why?
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11 responses
@anjielyn (533)
• Philippines
31 Oct 08
[i]Shy? For me,,,,,, I feel shy if I came late in my class. I feel shy if I don't make my assignment. I feel shy if Im sitting on the train & the old lady stadin infront of me, I feel shy if I don't pay right on time so I therefore conclude if u do the job in the right thing & in the right time you overcome your shyness! [/i]
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
31 Oct 08
I'm not sure that's shy, I think what you are describing is guilt. A different animal. Shy means your feel inferior and you are so self absorbed that you feel everyone is judging you all the time.
@CJay77 (4438)
• Australia
31 Oct 08
Hi savypat! I am a very shy person and I don't really know why! All I know is whenever I'm going to any party and there will be alot of people, I will find myself in the corner. I never start to talking to anybody that I don't know unless they start to talk me. But I am trying to change a little bit.
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
31 Oct 08
Do you enjoy watching people, or do you listen to what is going on around you? I love to watch people and even if I never talk to anyone I can still enjoy myself. Keep trying to feel more comfortable. thanks for your response
@sameroad (3179)
• United States
31 Oct 08
i'm really shy and i hate it... i just don't feel comfortable around people at all and it takes me a while to up and feel comfortable with a person... and even then sometimes i am still always shy around them. i'm not really sure i am the this shy... probably because of all the hurt and bull-crap i've gone through going up. its just made me completely lose all faith and trust in people... i don't even think i remember how to make friends because i am just that shy. i don't know how to let my wall down.. i think i do but i always seem to fail at it... i wish i could just let go and not be shy anymore but its not that simple or easy.
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
31 Oct 08
I wish I could come up with a majic word to help you but I can't. I have gotten over the worse of my situation by telling myself that I am just as good as anybody else, I also tell myself tht people are more interested in themselves then they are going to be in me. All this helps. thank you for your response
• United States
31 Oct 08
After a lifetime of painful shyness that kept me from doing a lot of what I wished I could, I removed all the toxic people from my life. Before long, the shyness started to lift. I realized it was a symptom of the shame I lived with because there were many abusers in my life. Without them, I've blossomed. I love life, and I love sharing ideas with others. Shy people can't do that. I still find it easier online than in person, but it's getting better all the time! Life can be sooooo sweet!
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
31 Oct 08
What a great answer, I hope people will look at this discussion and read what you wrote. Can you turn it into a discussion so more will see it and enjoy. Thank you.
@patzel88 (3310)
• Philippines
30 Oct 08
not all the time i am shy, sometimes i have a guts to talk to somebody else and sometimes i keep my mouth shut for not at all i have a topic to tell to them. But i am not a kind of person that i will be the one to talk our open a topic, i will wait to a person to open.
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
30 Oct 08
This must mean you get to listen a lot. That's OK that's how you learn, thanks for your response.
• United States
30 Oct 08
yep, i am a shy person but it doesn't mean that i cannot mingle w/ others I just cant simply express myself easily..
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
30 Oct 08
It's always good to listen, not everyone needs to be expressing themselves. You learn a lot more if you just listen. Thanks for the response
@markmoney (2868)
• Philippines
30 Oct 08
I used to be a really shy person before, but I overcome it now. I think shyness is due to insecurities. As you grow and getting better, you will then gain confidence and you will overcome your shyness. We should feel confident to ourselves, believe and love ourselves. Shyness should really be overcome, it's a negative behavior. =)
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
30 Oct 08
Sounds like you have done a good job. Enjoy thr rewards of growing beyond yur shyness. Thanks for the response
• India
31 Oct 08
Hehehe not really! Maybe in some circumstances. If someone starts praising me sky high, I usually feel shy. I mean, why should anyone praise me like that?? LOL!! Cheers and happy mylotting
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• India
30 Oct 08
hi No, I'm not at all shy person. But that doesn't mean that I will go over the board. I know where to draw the line. Happy mylotting.
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
30 Oct 08
Sounds like you can have a good time with people, shy people like me are self absorbed and think everyone is judging them. They don't know or remember that no one really cares enough to pay that much attention to them. Thanks for the response
@Saxheel (43)
• Australia
30 Oct 08
I am an extremely shy person. I never used to be. When I was 8, my mum moved in with her boyfriend, who turned out to be a horrible person who delighted in making everyone feel terrible about themselves and he would constantly abuse my mum. I all of a sudden just shut off, and couldn't talk or make eye contact with anyone. Then we moved out when I was 12, and I very slowly started to come out of my shell. I am alot more outgoing and confident now, but I am still quite shy. At first, I thought I was just shy because I was scared, but now I realise that it is just my personality.
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
30 Oct 08
Well it sounds like you are working on the problem, keep up the good work. thanks for the response
@anjanabs (127)
• India
13 Nov 08
ya,iam a shy person.but shyness comes depends on the person or the situation.i would like to get free from this shyness.but how can i?that i don't know.one day this shyness caused me fainting also.my one of the bad quality is shyness.may be due to lack of confidence.