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I imagine my scenario is pretty common. As a child I was pretty shy.
The more time has gone on, the less shy I have become. To the point now (early 30's) where I'm the complete opposite of shy.
Just wondering how common this scenario is. Esp want to hear from you if you were shy as a child......and how you are now as an adult.
I imagine my scenario is pretty common. As a child I was pretty shy.
The more time has gone on, the less shy I have become. To the point now (early 30's) where I'm the complete opposite of shy.
Just wondering how common this scenario is. Esp want to hear from you if you were shy as a child......and how you are now as an adult.
Yeah I was pretty shy up until the 5th grade. I wouldn't speak to anyone, and sit there at my desk, not say a word, and listen to the teacher. I had a few friends, mainly identical twins, whom I was able to distinguish who's name was who's besides there parents.
History would have repeated itself in the 5th grade had a teacher not force me to sit next to a boy who had trouble getting passing grades and couldn't keep a desk partner(she would stick us in pairs and sit our desks together). I started shy, but he was a nice guy, a little misguided, and I was stuck with him for the remainder of the school year. I started to hang out with him, too, which helped me learn to enjoy basketball, and I started to like women(I think I was a bit young, but I guess I was an early bloomer). Today I'm not like I was then(could you tell, ladies? ) But I still have some shyness to me. I don't think I'll ever completely get over the shyness, actually.
I think "shy" is what ignorant people label others who are too perceptive at anticipating unhealthy behavior. I mean, let's face it, people are "shy" because so many other people are "rude".
I think "shy" is what ignorant people label others who are too perceptive at anticipating unhealthy behavior. I mean, let's face it, people are "shy" because so many other people are "rude".
I like this perspective. I was very shy as a child mainly because I couldn't figure out why people thought it was okay to be rude to me but if I was rude to them....all hell would break loose.
OP, I was shy as a child and I still perceived as one as an adult but not because I am afraid like I was as a child. I pay very close attention to behavior not to use against other people but so that I am not surprised when they react the way they do.
I was a very shy child, and often picked on as a kid. Was an only child as well. I grew up fast due to both my parents being deceased by age 11 and being raised by my grandmother..Who did a great job but was elderly and needed help as well. She had a strong personality and installed a go-getter attitude, always reminding me of our small family and that I would likely be on my own young. It came true. Was living on my own completely by 19, And the outgoing, but kind survivalist in me kicked in. i had to be out there and learn about the world.
As i did not mingle with other kids very much, I sought solace in knowledge about everything. Read books, watched shows on everything from history to religion to science. It helped me get some confidence, no doubt!
Today Brooklyn boy is in a outgoing careeer for 6 yrs in the hospitality business. I enjoy it, and value people and lie interacting with them, no matter race, religion or creed.
Same story here, mainly I wouldn't stand up for myself. I would have a couple of friends in class and the others were just desk fillers. I was this way until I hit the real world then all hell broke loose.
I was a pretty shy kid. I some-what wanted attention but didn't like to get attention at the same time. As an adult, I am some-what still shy. When I'm comfortable, I'm real comfortable.
I imagine my scenario is pretty common. As a child I was pretty shy.
The more time has gone on, the less shy I have become. To the point now (early 30's) where I'm the complete opposite of shy.
Just wondering how common this scenario is. Esp want to hear from you if you were shy as a child......and how you are now as an adult.
I'm definitely more open now, but I'm still an introvert.
My instincts still tell me to go low profile, and trying to be open and social is always a conscious choice rather than a natural behavior for me.
I imagine my scenario is pretty common. As a child I was pretty shy.
The more time has gone on, the less shy I have become. To the point now (early 30's) where I'm the complete opposite of shy.
Just wondering how common this scenario is. Esp want to hear from you if you were shy as a child......and how you are now as an adult.
I am the same way. I was backwardly shy as a child and young adult but then around 25 y.o., I bloomed and started talking and haven't shut up since. No one believes me when I say I was very quiet as a child.
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) But I still have some shyness to me. I don't think I'll ever completely get over the shyness, actually.
Brooklyn Boy!
my spelling today..oh dear.
