Quote Originally Posted by Block View Post
To me this just sounds like being shy. Shy people aren't people without the ability to talk to anyone, they just don't do well around strangers. An outgoing person is the life of the party with or without their friends around. I myself am more of an outgoing person. I tend to strike up conversation with people I make eye contact with and have no qualms with being myself in front of strangers. To clarify, I don't think there is anything wrong with being shy, and I'm glad that you are able to let loose with your friends and the people you feel close too. That being said, I think you're just shy but hiding a really fun-loving personality behind that.
What a very nice and encouraging thing to say If I could give "thanks/no thanks," I'd totally give "thanks" for this one, but for some reason... (maybe because this thread is over a month old...)

I'm shy. Sometimes I have the ability to shut the shyness out of my head and just interact with people. This generally happens with me during interviews, or when I'm in a situation where I don't know anybody. Like the first time I went to Yellowstone, or when I recently went to this four day class for wildlands firefighting and didn't know anyone there. Also, I've done the acting thing a little bit. Not as much lately. If I can get an audience laughing, I start to get on a roll. If they don't laugh and seem bored... I get flustered and mess up. Anyhoo...

Wuv, Yer Mom