Being introverted is one thing, being shy is another. Introversion is a personality trait. It means you tend to spend more of your time on internal thought pro

Being introverted is one thing, being shy is another. Introversion is a personality trait. It means you tend to spend more of your time on internal thought processes - that is, you tend to "reflect" more, as opposed to "interacting" more. Also, introverts are more self-aware. That's completely normal. On the other hand, being shy is just avoiding exposing yourself. If taken to extremes, it keeps you from living life. That's not normal. It's perfectly possible to be introverted but not shy. In fact, if you talk to actors and musicians (or anyone involved with artistic expression), you'll find a surprinsingly high number of them consider themselves introverts.