If so, do you let it hinder you or get in your way, or have you figured out a way to overcome it? Who's more shy by nature anyway, guys or girls?!
2007-06-19 07:23:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Being an introvert and shy is not the same thing. Read the book the Introvert Advantage. Being an introvert is NOT a learned trait, people are born either an introvert or an extrovert. 1 in 3 people are introverts. But basically, people who are introverts are born with a different brain path than extroverts. Their's is a long pathway, while the extrovert's is a short pathway. Introverts conserve energy while extroverts use energy. Introverts get overstimulated easily by social situations and extroverts NEED social situations to feel energized. That is just how they are made. But introvert has nothing to do with shyness, in fact there are outgoing introverts. (Julia Roberts is a example of a famous introvert). Introverts just need to take more breaks than extroverts and they need plenty of alone time.
Shyness is the feeling of discomfort in social situations, it is social anxiety. Extroverts can be shy, and this is a worse case than the shy introvert, since they need to feel stimulated by their outside environment. Shyness is caused by self consciousness. I also think girls are more shy because they are more sensitive to criticism and girls seem to be more critical and judgmental.
2007-06-19 08:25:06 · answer #1 · answered by Outsideoftheawareness 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good question.. I will answer in order.. I am introverted and sometimes I do let it get in the way, than I regret it later. With being introvert, I am also a little shy, so in trying to overcome it i have figured out how to, but have not overcome it yet.. But it is hard and easier said then done. I try to voice my assertions to people when I am upset about something, rathen then bottling it up. I try to start a conversation with somebody or hi to stranger when I pass by. But I do not always succeed and sometimes and just want to revert back to my own introverted world, because I guess I am not that social.. And I do not feel as though being social was natural to me. But maybe I just made myself that way after years of self seclusion and it just seems like that who I am. Because after all it is easier to avoid "anything" then it is to face it. Rather than exercising that ability I maybe once had in socializing openly,, I neglected it and didn't exercise it.. I'm rambling. so anyway, I think Woman are less shy by nature.
2007-06-19 14:37:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I must say that I am shy and introverted, but I'm not quite sure it is by nature. A human being is a social animal, so introvertedness is a learned trait. I believe that this is the case with myself. I traveled around alot and never had much contact with the same group of people. I have overcome this by just doing what feels natural, telling someone hello, telling a beautiful woman I see that she looks nice today, and talking about my favorite sports team with some people at a bar. I do not believe that introvertedness has a sexual connotation, it is equal among us.
2007-06-19 15:15:11 · answer #3 · answered by Big Dave 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i am shy and quite introvert but not by nature. i used to be very socialable but got let down by so many people. i now find it hard to trust people therefore i seem unapproachable because i am quiet around new people.
there are advantages, i am very aware about the people around me, but i do wish i had the confidence that i used to have so i can talk to new people and seem friendly.
i believe that Guys and Girls are equally shy as they both tend to act different around different people. alot of Guys and Girls hid behind shields especially towards the opposite sex.
2007-06-19 15:42:32 · answer #4 · answered by aimz w 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am very shy. And most of the time it does get in the way. But I am always myself around my friends. They're supposedly helping me to get over it. I guess we'll see.
But I think that girls are more shy. They just seem to care more about what others think.
2007-06-19 14:31:41 · answer #5 · answered by Emily C. 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to be shy when I was a kid, but right now I am totally different!
2007-06-19 15:56:52 · answer #6 · answered by Ruby 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, I'm quite an introvert.
It can hinder me, but I usualy talk to otheres, eventualy
2007-06-19 20:18:22 · answer #7 · answered by Crazygirl ♥ aka GT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should try to solve your inner problems as long as you are aware of it.
2007-06-20 02:48:50 · answer #8 · answered by Kalooka 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope not at all
2007-06-19 14:30:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋