How long have you felt shy?

bashfulgirl · Newbie User Joined: Nov 26, 2005 Posts: 37

I am so glad to have found this site. I have suffered from social anxiety and shyness since the day i can remember anything. I must have been born with some type of depressive problem because I cried every day when i was little and was afraid of everyone but my family. I talked to almost no one forever. As I grew up i remained shy and depressed and have never come out of it. I am married with two kids and sometimes just wonder how to keep going. Was wondering if anyone had the similar experience. Bashfulgirl

nighthawk · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 7:30 pm Post subject:

Hey Bashfulgirl,

Welcome to SPW.

I 've been shy as long as I can remember. But the first time I remember being really afraid in front of people was grade 7. For some reason (my parents lol) I was running for student counsel HA! I had to make a speech in front of the two seventh grade classes. Let's just say it didn't go to well and long story short I wasn't elected lol. I guess it wasn't that bad. And my classmates, for the most part, were cool-or didn't care. But I think that's around the time I started really dwelling on my actions in public.

PEACE

SaharaWorld · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 7:54 pm Post subject: Re: How long have you felt shy?

renegade · Advanced User Joined: Oct 26, 2005 Posts: 338

Welcome to the forum bashfulgirl Smile

My advice is to try meds or CBT, if you haven't done that allready. Also, be greatfull that someone cares for you, your husband and that your SP allowed you to establish a family. Smile

I know that living with SP and depression isn't good cause I experince it every day, but I'm looking forward with horror to having my own family some day and that seems imposible cause I can't even talk to well to a girl, not to mention flirt with her or invite her out...

kiwi · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:35 am Post subject: Re: How long have you felt shy?

PhantomPod · Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:50 pm Post subject:

I've also been shy for as long as I can remember.

shyandnumb · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:29 am Post subject:

As long as I can remember, but I became more aware of it when I begin to go school. Confused

LittleMissScareAll · Expert User Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 716 Location: Hell

Always...I used to be even more shy though. When I was a kid I wouldnt talk to people at all unless I knew them REALLY well.

Boundless · Expert User Joined: Aug 20, 2005 Posts: 615 Location: UK

Same with most,i have allways been shy,going through school just made it alot worse,now im older i talk abit more to people i dont know(like when i have to goto my dads garage)but still shy.

lostboi · Intermediate User Joined: Nov 19, 2005 Posts: 137

hmm. I think I was born shy..but alot of things in my life probably affected me too. I used to be really bad..I'd like completely isolate my self. hide away in corners in grade school, try not to be on the play ground at the same time as the other kids. I always watched the boys chase the girls from a safe distance. I'v always been on the outside..maybe thats just my lot in life..