Im Shy Not Antisocial

     So the other day I was walking through the mall with my friends. We were just chilling killing time at the food court until it was time for our movie to start. So as we go to look in a couple stores we pass one of those little kiosk were you can get a saying or brand or whatever put on a shirt or sticker. I always stop and look because every once in a while there is some humorous stuff. But this time I saw something that touched my heart. There was a shirt that said "I'm Shy Not Antisocial. Come and Talk To Me!" I rejoiced as soon as I laid eyes on it, this shirt expressed my whole life in two sentences. I wanted to buy it right on the spot but I'm broke so all I can do is write about it and figure out how to break into the mall later.
    
     Now this blog isn't necessarily about the shirt but what the shirt says and I'm going to end totally off topic so if that's a problem I apologize. Now where was I? Oh yeah antisocial. Alot of people think that just because people don't talk or decide to work alone on group work means they're mean or they don't like the people in the class. Many times this isn't true.For example many of my friends now ( all 3 of them to be exact) said I looked mean back in 8th grade. They said I just walked around quiet and assumed I was. Now I was not trying to look mean I thought I kept a pretty positive demeanor about myself but that apparently wasn't the case. Now there are some people out there who just stay quiet because they might cuss you out and or short tempered, but you will never know until you try talking to them!. My point here is that all shy people are not antisocial but are just afraid to talk.
    
     Now i know what some people are thinking. Afraid to talk? What are you afraid of there just words?   

They are actually quite intimidating.

    And to those people I say nothing because I'm not great at coming up with quick comebacks. But real talk it is not as easy as it seems to all the natural born talkers out there. I do not know about others but in me maybe its a lack of self confidence or a fear of saying something stupid. But for shy people words just do not come out of our mouths the right way. Over thinking can also is a challenge of introverts. We tend to miss the chance to slip in a joke or say something to a girl because we want to say the perfect thing.

     But that's the thing! There is no perfect thing to say. I've been working on overcoming my shyness for a while and I'm making progress. Maybe I'm finally out growing it but I know there is one principle in particular that has aided me in my recovery. Just be yourself. I know it sounds cliche but its true as soon as you stop caring about what everyone else thinks (especially in High School because sorry most teenagers are idiots.)  your life and how comfortable you are with yourself will increase. So next time you want to go holler at a hottie or have to a presentation just do it. Everyone gets nervous and shy you just have to know how to overcome it.