the complicated hell we're in, I can't explain why I'm shy

>>83107315
Not necessarily. Shyness is just something that may discourage social ambitiousness and comfort. Being anxious about social acceptance and letting it control who you talk to or convey a sense of unease or low confidence will turn people away from you because it becomes awkward, which nobody enjoys. They may even take advantage of you, which is also unattractive because that signals weakness/vulnerability. You can be shy, but actively choosing to indulge and feed it makes you weaker and reduces the contact with others you'll have in the first place. It's arguably not that different from the kind of people who freak out at others when they don't validate their egoistic delusions. Like the flip side of the same shit coin: low self-image and fear of not meeting up to other's standards for acceptance.

shy wouldn't