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In reply to the discussion: Shy? Fake being not. [View all]

silverweb

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5. I appreciate the thoughts, Muriel.
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 05:35 PM
Apr 2015

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]I'm thick-skinned enough to not be personally insulted, but I found the OP's statements (below) generally insulting in their blanket assumptions.

[font color="black" face="Arial"]Yes, introverts are AFRAID of saying something stupid, up to the point where they rather not talk at all.
Yes, introverts are AFRAID of the uneasy silence when a conversation runs dry, up to the point where they rather not start a conversation at all.
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Those insistent derogatory words are highly insulting to anyone who has introverted tendencies, even shy ones, and I responded as I did for that reason.

By the way... hugs are welcome.

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Shy? Fake being not. [View all] DetlefK Mar 2015 OP
Hi. Great post. Have you used these techniques?... n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #1
Partly. DetlefK Mar 2015 #2
No. silverweb Apr 2015 #3
I don't think anyone meant to insult you. murielm99 Apr 2015 #4
I appreciate the thoughts, Muriel. silverweb Apr 2015 #5
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #8
Totally. bemildred Apr 2015 #6
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #7
The hardest part for me is getting a foot in the door. DetlefK Apr 2015 #9
Introversion and shyness are not the same thing Novara Apr 2015 #10
Yeah, I know. DetlefK Apr 2015 #11
"Shy people miss out on so much. I don't get it." Novara Apr 2015 #12
I once had a co-worker asked me, if I'm capable of speech in front of our other co-workers... GOLGO 13 Apr 2015 #13
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