Well, I’ve always been shy, and I will say that I think that trait has held me back from accomplishing everything I think I could have accomplished in my life. It’s difficult to work with people, especially when I need to contact someone I’ve never met before.
However, I’m not sure this qualifies as a mental illness. Maybe this new classification of shyness was the brainchild of some extrovert who delights in putting shy people on the spot. Too many extroverts just can’t tolerate seeing shy people being shy, and think they have some sort of mission to “bring us out”—when we’re perfectly happy to just sit there and listen.
Yes, I say let people be who they are. Also, on the flip side, if everyone was really extroverted, can you imagine how loud and hard conversations would be? Everyone would be trying to talk over each other.
on a side note, you’ve been reported to the shy police hehe.
(of course that last part was just a joke). Now I’m nervous, I think that’s eccentric and they’re after me too.