I don't like the fact that I'm so shy. I'm not even sure if that's the right word for it at my age--I'm not comfortable talking to people I don't know well. Is that shyness? I can do it, thanks to my sorority training, but I really don't enjoy it. Maybe that's just the sign of an introverted nature--I'm energized by time spent alone, not time spent with others. I'm perfectly happy hanging out by myself, and I'm happiest when I'm at home with my family.
Whenever I'm asked to attend some social event, my immediate response is to say "Oh, sorry, I can't." Even when that occasion involves people I know well, that's my first reaction--I have to make myself pause for a moment and actually consider the possibility. This has a tendency to make people think I'm standoffish and conceited, but I don't think I'm either of those things. Just borderline agoraphobic.
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