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Most people don't realize there's a difference between shyness and introversion. Shyness implies you want to interact with people but some sort of anxiety is b
by cmahler7 10y ago
Most people don't realize there's a difference between shyness and introversion.
Shyness implies you want to interact with people but some sort of anxiety is blocking you. I'd say the majority of "introverts" are just extroverts with social anxiety or lack of self-esteem.
- longerthoughts 10y ago> Most people don't realize there's a difference between shyness and introversion. This is clear from a lot of the comments here. A person can prefer solitude (i.e. be introverted) and still carry on just fine in social situations without anxiety (i.e. shyness). In writing about his own introversion, I think Thoreau summarized it well: "To be in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and dissipating. I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude."