Some who are shy become totally sociable... some who are extrovert become shy... YOU?
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I have never been drunk and have no desire to get drunk.  Why drink so much that you end up suffering the next morning.  Sure doesn't sound like fun to me.
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omg I'm quiet and shy too! People think I'm a snob and that I think I'm too good for them. One of the reasons they do that is because I dont smile. I know its hard, people tell shy people to just go up and talk to someone but its not that easy. I would try talking more to your friends (that would help you not to be as quiet and show people that you can talk to other people as well) thats what I am working on now. Good Luck!
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It's nothing more than forcing yourself to go talk to people. When you say you're not particularly shy, you mean you are shy but you can tolerate being around people. It's nothing more than making yourself go out and be around people and talking to them, even if you don't want to.
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just start talking and then you will become more relaxed.  i am shy too and once you start talking it will come to you and you will be fine.  it does not matter what you say to start it just start talking.
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Thank you for a thought povoking question, and I will try to answer it in a way that you can understand.\n\nWhat I can see, is that reliability is a quality. Both introverts and extroverts can have that. I guess I have to answer it from my own perspective here.\n\nIn my case, reliability seem has something to do with my introversion. For example, if someone ask me a favor, I would not just blindly accept to do that favor. I would calculate it carefully and cautiously. I usually tell people that I would try my best but leave some mental space for them the expect a less satisfying result. Fortunately, I was able to give them a rather happier result.\n\nAs a highly introvert person, I think I would prefer an introvert rather then extrovert when comes to having a friend. Because some of the introverts are rather sensitive, and I feel more relax with sensitive people around.\n\nI think the reason we introverts don't smile much, is because we spend most of the time in deep thinking or in reflection. What we usually think about are the things that are important or matter to us. We can put a smile on our face... mostly towards those who we consider them as important people... to us.\n\nThank you
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Finally--an interesting question...thank you!! It actually made me think.I had never really thought about that before,but upon pondering it,I do believe that may be the case.When I was working at home all day,I longed for human interaction at times--so that I would be ultra friendly to people when I did venture out,to the bank,grocery store...wherever!!Just I guess to TALK to someone.My nature is friendly anyways,but I think even more so then--when I was in solitude more often.
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For me, someone is a snob when he/she clearly knows that I am there but refuses to acknowledge my presence.  It's a bit different from people who are just shy.  There are shy people who also don't feel comfortable around people they don't know but they at least smile or say a quick hello.  The snobs exude an air of superiority -- like, "Sure, I know you're there.  But who cares?  I won't even bother to smile or talk to you."
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some kids are just shy.  my daughter is like that when she is around people she has met before.  she has to be around them about 10 times before she gets comfortable.  i just encourage her to speak clearly, look at people in the eye when she speaks to them and make sure she talks insteak of just nodding.
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Start talking to people! I am a shy person too, but I dont know if you are this way, but once I get to know people I might be the craziest person you ever met. Just go up to someone that you know, and start talking. Soon enough you two will become good friends, and then you will get comfortable enough to make more, she may even introduce you to her friends, too.
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Yeah...it's hard to be outgoing when people already assume you're going to be shy. I was voted Most Shy when I was a senior in high school, but I marched over to the yearbook room and told them flat out that I didn't want it and they could give it to the runner up. Because, despite what the snobby popular kids who decide these things thought, I was past my shy era by then. I'd grown out of it.\n\nI HAD always been shy. In middle school and early high school, I was just quiet and I didn't like being the center of attention. I din't know who I was yet, I guess, and I just never had the confidence. I didn't think I was interesting enough to have people like me.\n\nWhen I was about 15 or 16, I suddenly came to the realization of what I wanted to go to college for (to be a game warden...an outdoor cop) and that changed everything. I think having a really strong interest like that made me come out of my shell. Maybe it was the fact that I was interested in telling everyone about it that did it. And it might have been Lord of the Rings...because I became really obsessed with it about then.......perhaps having those two obsessions just made me so eager to talk about them that I quit being shy. I'm not sure.....anyway, I'd start talking up in class more, and I'd have debates with people where before I'd just let them win.\n\nI'm not sure how this pertains to you...I guess the way to get over being shy is NOT by doing some outrageous stunt. That'll make people notice you, perhaps, but that's affecting THEM, not you. It makes them see you, but doesn't make YOU more outgoing. Instead, try to change yourself, not them. Smile at EVERYONE. Make eye contact with people, and say hello and smile at everyone you see. Speak up in class, and say things to people you don't even know. Like, if youre walking down the hallway and you see someone with cool shoes or something, tell them as you walk past, "Hey, cool shoes!" You don't have to extend the conversation...it's just a way of talking to more people. The more people you verbalize with, the better. If it helps, you can do something that makes you stand out, but without being obnoxious. Like...wear brighter colors so that you're more noticeable. Maybe wear bright blue socks everyday, so that people actually have something to relate with you. Having people think of you as, "That person with the socks" is better than them ignoring you completely.\n\nAnd the number one point: confidence. Stop worrying about what THEY think, instead realize that you're your own person, and they should like you for that. Learn to LAUGH. When people see that you laughing and smiling, they'll see that you're not shy anymore. And don't forgetm it's OK to be wierd. You're defined by what makes you different.\n\nGood luck!
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May be that some people have a bit of differences and therefore tend to get nervous and out of control!?
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It changes depending on what you do, you have more of a chance of living alone if you reject other people and seclude yourself, than if you interact and be friendly.
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i sometimes feel this way. i don't feel like I am that shy of a person, but I guess other people think I am very shy. and then when boys I like tell me to be myself and say what I want, I get flustered and say things like "i don't know" even though I have a full journal of stuff I would love to tell them. I don't know why it is so hard for me to speak up in certain social situations. I have things to say, and sometimes I start talking, but then like you said, the more aggressive/louder person takes the conversation over. I guess you and I both just have to try harder to speak our minds and not think so much about what other people will think. Easier said than done though... I hate being shy and I don't know how to get rid of it. and it certainly causes problems in meeting men. so u aren't the only one out there with this issue
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i think you're the shy one...
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IT IS THEIR CUSTOM\n\nWOMEN ARE VERY SHY
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Introvert... I couldn't make it as an extrovert... I just can't put my trust in lots of people and be expected to be really outgoing and nice most of the time.\nI'm happy with my introverted ways and I enjoy my company-- along with that of a book and the internet! :-)
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Maybe he is just shy around new people after a while he should warm up to your friends and act him self around both you and your friends