Re:The Case for Shyness
by longerthoughts on Friday April 14, 2017 @02:33PM
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> 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."
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.