Are You Shy?

linebaugh

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Completely situational. And not always in ways I can predict. Sometimes I'm a regular huckster.

But in a room full of shy people I'm master of the meek. If I can smell it on you I tend to take on the duty of all the heavy social lifting
 

luka

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Where you don't know people? So you have to introduce yourself. Hi, I'm Vimothy, yeah, great to meet you too, here, take my card
 

luka

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Completely situational. And not always in ways I can predict. Sometimes I'm a regular huckster.

I find this interesting. Every so often it gets me. I'll find I'm not coping in a situation. Something has choked me and robbed me of my powers.
 

luka

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i was very very shy as a child in most situations. As I was saying on the other thread it was getting a job in Starbucks that taught me how to deal with it. And the trick of course is total insincerity.
 

version

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I feel shy, but I'm also often the one to break the ice. I was in the doctor's waiting room a few months back and everyone was all solemn, pretending to be on their phones, looking at the floor etc, so I asked this old woman something about lockdown then everyone piped up. Was like they all wanted to speak, but didn't want to be the first.
 

linebaugh

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I find this interesting. Every so often it gets me. I'll find I'm not coping in a situation. Something has choked me and robbed me of my powers.
I think I'm introverted so while I may not be cripplingly shy, sometimes social situations arent invigorating enough to overcome initial reticence and it compounds.
 

constant escape

winter withered, warm
I feel like if the latter continues for too long you go into some more or less permanent fetal paralysis, and you being to identify as "shy" rather than understand the energy flows for what they are: dynamic.
 

vimothy

yurp
everyone gets these moments I reckon where they look down and realise they have no idea what theyre talking about or where it's going. that ultimate panicked realisation, sudden onset of self-consciousness where you notice that entire room has stopped to watch your train wreck in action
 
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