> In my case at least, I absolutely believe the ability to "get over" bad social experiences can turn someone into an introvert or extrovert over their lifetime

> In my case at least, I absolutely believe the ability to "get over" bad social experiences can turn someone into an introvert or extrovert over their lifetimes. I'm pretty sure that's not the case. One shouldn't mix introversion, shyness and social anxiety. It might be easier to develop social anxiety if your're an introverted or shy person, but you can't overcome your introversion like you can overcome your social anxiety, they're just completely different things.