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Old 06-11-2004, 10:32 PM   #1
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Question about shyness

When I was in elementary school, I was a very quiet person who, at most, would have one or two friends. However, when I entered junior high, something happened (i'm not exactly sure what), and now, in highschool, i have completely changed. Now, I have a lot of friends, good social skills, and am extremely extroverted. The transition between an introvert and extrovert was so gradual, i didn't even notice it until i got moved twice in the same day during math class for talking too much. I am just wondering, is it normal for the most introverted person with no friends to be an outgoing extrovert? And has this happened to anybody else?

 
Old 06-12-2004, 03:35 AM   #2
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Yeah. It happened to me when I changed schools.

 
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Old 06-12-2004, 08:31 AM   #3
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It is very normal. In younger years girls tend to be more quiet than guys. The guys in elementry school fool around and do stupid things. They are very active.

As you get older you go through changes, not only puberty but social also. You get more comfortable with classmates and when you open up they see what kind of person you are.

 
Old 06-12-2004, 09:59 AM   #4
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Yeah, I started being social in high school. I've been interested in girls for a long time, but I didn't even start talking to them until Sophomore year. Now I'm gonna be a Junior. So yeah, I think it's normal.

 
Old 06-12-2004, 10:14 AM   #5
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It is very normal. In younger years girls tend to be more quiet than guys. The guys in elementry school fool around and do stupid things. They are very active.

As you get older you go through changes, not only puberty but social also. You get more comfortable with classmates and when you open up they see what kind of person you are.
Umm... j/c, but when u wrote that, were u under the assumption that I was a girl? Cuz being a male and reading that, it seems very odd. But still, thnx everyone for the advice

 
Old 06-12-2004, 10:17 AM   #6
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Umm... j/c, but when u wrote that, were u under the assumption that I was a girl? Cuz being a male and reading that, it seems very odd. But still, thnx everyone for the advice

Opps my bad A lot of females have this problem and you didn't specify so I took the assumption. Even still though people tend to open up as they get older and mor noticed\.

 
Old 06-12-2004, 10:23 AM   #7
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Umm... j/c, but when u wrote that, were u under the assumption that I was a girl? Cuz being a male and reading that, it seems very odd. But still, thnx everyone for the advice
haha OH my god

Phew so I'm not the only person of which Jeff thinks is from the opposite sex.

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haha OH my god

Phew so I'm not the only person of which Jeff thinks is from the opposite sex.


 
Old 06-12-2004, 10:57 AM   #9
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aaah hahah relax man..

 
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aaah hahah relax man..

I am a true blond

 
Old 06-12-2004, 11:52 AM   #11
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I am a true blond
Can't argue with that

 
Old 06-14-2004, 10:34 PM   #12
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Through out my school career, i was always the out cast, this was the same in highschool. however, the last two years of high school, i began to get popular. what happens is people grow up, and they learn to interact differently. wether they mature, and realize that not talking to the unpopular kids is juvanile, or beacome more social, and start hanging out with other kids. it is just growing up, and maturing. nothing more complex

 
Old 06-15-2004, 08:03 AM   #13
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I know how u felt...except Im still in that shy stage....to make it even worse Im brand new at my school, Im the only international gurl (but there is NO rasicm...very nice ppl)...and Im so used to having a variety of ppl from diff countries....

 
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I know how u felt...except Im still in that shy stage....to make it even worse Im brand new at my school, Im the only international gurl (but there is NO rasicm...very nice ppl)...and Im so used to having a variety of ppl from diff countries....

You have nice people and thats all it counts. You may be shy but these nice people will say "hi" which will get you more comfortable with them so you can open up.

 
Old 06-15-2004, 08:13 AM   #15
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ohhh wizzii that is sooooooooo like me. I was at a WHITE school Aaaaaaaaaaaallllllllll white. Like less than 1 perfect at my school was a foreigner, and those who were were half-white. SEriously man! And there I was being the only foreigner. And not just a foreigner. Half of the ones who are most discriminated in this country (turkish). The other half is also foreigner but neutral (chinese). And no they weren't necessarily discriminating me negatively. Definitely not posivitively. But there sure as hell was some discrimination.

 
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But there sure as hell was some discrimination.
Maybe there was but some were considerate enought to keep thier mouths shut.

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Old 06-15-2004, 08:20 AM   #17
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Doesn't change anything. You're a racist or you're not. Whether you talk about it or keep it to yourself. It doesn't make you a better person.

 
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Doesn't change anything. You're a racist or you're not. Whether you talk about it or keep it to yourself. It doesn't make you a better person.

It doesn't make a person feel better but by not telling them it won't make them feel any worse. Some things are made to leave shut. You can't please them all but you know the ones that you do please because those are true friends.

 
Old 06-15-2004, 08:29 AM   #19
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Yeah... I had one pretty good friend there. She was my friend since the first year. But she changed into a *****, so yeah. But she was nice. No racist.

 
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Yeah... I had one pretty good friend there. She was my friend since the first year. But she changed into a *****, so yeah. But she was nice. No racist.

Being nice is all it counts but as for her turning into a *****, I have to say that it happens and people can change at the blink of an eye.

 
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