<p>Is it the self esteem that could be the issue?</p>
<p>Holding yourself back from lack of confidence.</p>
<p>"After 18 years of being ridiculed for my quiet introverted nature, I’ve come to accept it as my personality. I will never be a social butterfly. I will never be the life of the party. I will never be the most popular girl on campus. I will never have 300 friends on facebook. As long as I can articulate my thoughts in an effective and intelligent manner, I am okay. "</p>
<p><em>gives two thumbs up to this</em> Me too. </p>
<p>I found this quote somewhere: Introverts are “a minority in the regular population but a majority in the gifted population.” </p>
<p>…Basically, introverts are awesome. :)</p>
<p>That said, I am working on my social skills. I will never like pop culture or keep up with things I find worthless, and I will never be able to keep conversations sparking all the time and with everyone. Especially small talk. Ugh. But I was too socially awkward my first years of high school. I am still somewhat shy, but I know I can speak intelligently when I need to. Maybe.</p>
<p>Hey, I found something from an article: "If you’re an introvert, it’s important to understand your natural reactions to stress and what you can do to restore your equilibrium. Retreats into self are neither neurotic nor mentally ill. They are a natural restorative to introverts. " Sorry, not sure what article… I collect random article bits about personality types, and sometimes forget to copy the URL. </p>
<p>By the way, I am impressed by the (well, in general) maturity of this forum. I thought it would be a bunch of people saying “Shy = stewpid, get a life!1!”</p>
<p>I guess there is probably something holding you back from talking. Being out on your own ( now or in the future), if not speaking ( or so being too quiet)… there can be many cons. I know many times people feel less, lower, or not better as etc… though none of that should keep you from talking/speaking… and that may be the reason.</p>
<p>I dont like people who talk alot…because they talk S.h.<em>.t usually. So it’s better not to talk alot then talk s.h.</em>.t all the time</p>