Shyness Support Group
Shyness is a feeling of insecurity that certain people experience while being among others, talking with others, asking favors of others, etc. The initial cause of shyness can vary. Scientists have located some genetic data that supports the hypothesis that shyness is at least partially genetic.
Who are you?
[]Shy
[]Inhibited
[]Introverted
[]Antisocial
[]Loner
[]Fearful Of Humans
[]Socially Awkward
[]Socially Inexperienced
[]Socially Uneducated
[]Socially Retarded
[]Agoraphobic
[]Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
[]Schizo-Affective
[]Borderline Personality Disorder
[]Disaffected Loner
[]Disgruntled
[]Hard To Get Any Reading On
[]Misunderstood
[]Arrogant Or Stuck-Up
[]Self-Absorbed
[]Paranoid
[]Inhibited Extrovert
[]Experiencing Cultural Discomfort
[]Scared And Scarred By Bad Experiences
[]Strong Silent Type
[]In Need Of Permission
[]In Need Of Encouragement
[]Timid
[]Malignant Narcissist
[]Self-Centered
[]Selfish
[]Cold
[]Unfeeling
[]Lost Soul
[]Hurt Too Many Times By Others
[]Traumatized
[]Above It All
[]Reserved
[]Lost Inside Your Own Head
[]Waiting For Someday That May Never Come
[]Daydreamer
[]Slacker
[]Loser
[]Other (please describe here)__________________
You'll notice the above question is "Who are you?" and not "What are you?" This is because you are a someone and not a something. Let's be perfectly clear on that.
I call myself an "inhibited extrovert," meaning that I'm shy and want to be out doing things among other people, but am inhibited by a rational fear and a rational distrust of other people based on unfortunate real life experiences from my childhood that continue into my hood and the present. I lack a proper setting in which to learn and practice social skills (carrying on conversations, making correct eye contact, reading body language and other social cues).
I strongly resent being categorized and labelled as being anyone other than who I am. I've been misdiagnosed by psychiatrists who seem as if they themselves need to be under a doctor's care. I've faced the prejudice against shy people prevalent in human society. I've been around too many other people who have social disorders of one type or another, who have stood in the way of my learning how to be fully human. I am an inhibited extrovert, or "shy" if you must call me that. I am not a mental illness, arrogant, behaving badly, or inattentive. People who judge me in haste judge me in error. Get to know me and give me a chance. I am a human being just like anyone else, a someone, not a something!
Now I'd like to learn about you because you are a person with value and you deserve to be heard, my friend. Who are you?
[]Shy
[]Inhibited
[]Introverted
[]Antisocial
[]Loner
[]Fearful Of Humans
[]Socially Awkward
[]Socially Inexperienced
[]Socially Uneducated
[]Socially Retarded
[]Agoraphobic
[]Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
[]Schizo-Affective
[]Borderline Personality Disorder
[]Disaffected Loner
[]Disgruntled
[]Hard To Get Any Reading On
[]Misunderstood
[]Arrogant Or Stuck-Up
[]Self-Absorbed
[]Paranoid
[]Inhibited Extrovert
[]Experiencing Cultural Discomfort
[]Scared And Scarred By Bad Experiences
[]Strong Silent Type
[]In Need Of Permission
[]In Need Of Encouragement
[]Timid
[]Malignant Narcissist
[]Self-Centered
[]Selfish
[]Cold
[]Unfeeling
[]Lost Soul
[]Hurt Too Many Times By Others
[]Traumatized
[]Above It All
[]Reserved
[]Lost Inside Your Own Head
[]Waiting For Someday That May Never Come
[]Daydreamer
[]Slacker
[]Loser
[]Other (please describe here)__________________
You'll notice the above question is "Who are you?" and not "What are you?" This is because you are a someone and not a something. Let's be perfectly clear on that.
I call myself an "inhibited extrovert," meaning that I'm shy and want to be out doing things among other people, but am inhibited by a rational fear and a rational distrust of other people based on unfortunate real life experiences from my childhood that continue into my hood and the present. I lack a proper setting in which to learn and practice social skills (carrying on conversations, making correct eye contact, reading body language and other social cues).
I strongly resent being categorized and labelled as being anyone other than who I am. I've been misdiagnosed by psychiatrists who seem as if they themselves need to be under a doctor's care. I've faced the prejudice against shy people prevalent in human society. I've been around too many other people who have social disorders of one type or another, who have stood in the way of my learning how to be fully human. I am an inhibited extrovert, or "shy" if you must call me that. I am not a mental illness, arrogant, behaving badly, or inattentive. People who judge me in haste judge me in error. Get to know me and give me a chance. I am a human being just like anyone else, a someone, not a something!
Now I'd like to learn about you because you are a person with value and you deserve to be heard, my friend. Who are you?
When I am actually a very kind down to earth person who is socially awkward at times.
Good post my friend.
I want to learn to how to be fully human people judge everything
[]Shy
[]Introverted
[]Socially Awkward
[]Socially Inexperienced
[]Hard To Get Any Reading On
[]Misunderstood
[]Scared And Scarred By Bad Experiences
[]Strong Silent Type
[]In Need Of Encouragement
[]Reserved
[]Waiting For Someday That May Never Come
[]Daydreamer
[]Other (please describe here) I'm dyslexic which affects my conversation with people and my abillity to understand a big group conversation.
Thanks for the list!!! Really good :D
Shy
Anti-social
Fearful of humans
Socially awkward
Paranoid
In need of Encouragement
Timid
And slightly traumatized, I guess...
Even posting this is difficult for me, go figure.
I do not feel heard or listened to. I am overlooked all the time which makes my efforts to overcome the bumbling stumbling usually misinterpreted difficulties in speaking up all the more difficult.
If one more well meaning person tells me "You know what your problem is..." I am probably going to scream (inside my head anyway).
[]Inhibited
[]Introverted
[]Antisocial
[]Loner
[]Fearful Of Humans (a crowd of humans)
[]Socially Awkward
[]Socially Inexperienced
[]Socially Uneducated
[]Socially Retarded
[]Disaffected Loner
[]Hard To Get Any Reading On
[]Misunderstood
[]Arrogant Or Stuck-Up
[]Self-Absorbed
[]Paranoid
[]Inhibited Extrovert
[]Experiencing Cultural Discomfort
[]Scared And Scarred By Bad Experiences
[]Strong Silent Type
[]In Need Of Permission
[]In Need Of Encouragement
[]Timid
[]Malignant Narcissist
[]Self-Centered
[]Selfish
[]Cold
[]Unfeeling
[]Lost Soul
[]Hurt Too Many Times By Others
[]Traumatized
[]Above It All
[]Reserved
[]Lost Inside Your Own Head
[]Waiting For Someday That May Never Come
[]Daydreamer
[]Slacker
omg i'm all these things i took out maybe two or three that had to do with diagnosed psychological disorders
[]Inhibited
[]Introverted
[]Antisocial
[]Loner
[]Fearful Of Humans
[]Socially Awkward
[]Socially Inexperienced
[]Socially Uneducated
[]Socially Retarded
[]Agoraphobic
[]Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
[]Schizo-Affective
[]Borderline Personality Disorder
[]Disaffected Loner
[]Disgruntled
[Y]Hard To Get Any Reading On
[Y]Misunderstood
[]Arrogant Or Stuck-Up
[]Self-Absorbed
[Y]Paranoid
[]Inhibited Extrovert
[]Experiencing Cultural Discomfort
[]Scared And Scarred By Bad Experiences
[Y]Strong Silent Type
[]In Need Of Permission
[]In Need Of Encouragement
[]Timid
[]Malignant Narcissist
[]Self-Centered
[]Selfish
[]Cold
[]Unfeeling
[]Lost Soul
[]Hurt Too Many Times By Others
[]Traumatized
[]Above It All
[Y]Reserved
[]Lost Inside Your Own Head
[]Waiting For Someday That May Never Come
[Y]Daydreamer
[Y]Slacker
[]Loser
[]Other (please describe here)__________________
Introverted
Socially Awkward
Daydreamer
Artist
Wife
Mother
Nice to read about all of you too! Thanks for sharing!