How shy are you?

[YoukaiSlave]

I got 65. I'm autistic, so this isn't a surprise.

[freedomfromforum]

I got 65. I'm autistic, so this isn't a surprise.

I scored a 14 - there is balance in the force.

[Angrboda]

I got 65. I'm autistic, so this isn't a surprise.

I scored a 14 - there is balance in the force.

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Yes, primarily on account of a massive influx from the dark side.

[CapnAwesome]

I'm going to answer this without taking the quiz. Not shy at all. I posses neither shyness nor modesty.

[Owlix]

I scored a 14

What
The
Fuck...

14? Wholly attention whore batman....

[freedomfromforum]

I scored a 14

What
The
Fuck...

14? Wholly attention whore batman....

What are you doing later doll?

[Rayaan]

Since the topic is shyness, I will reveal a few awkward behaviors of mine which are probably caused by my shyness ...

One of those things is that I feel more socially inhibited when I'm eating in front of other people, especially if someone is really close to my face when I'm eating. I try to chew in a way so that people are not able to see my jaws moving too much. What is funnier is that I used to carry a tissue in my hand, and whenever someone started speaking to me and/or stared at me while I was eating, I would gently put the tissue in front of my mouth in order to cover that area (and hoping that they would fucking look AWAY from me). Sometimes I would pretend like I'm just cleaning my mouth with tissue - lol. Sounds weird, but it also feels like the food doesn't digest properly enough or something when people are watching me.

About the staring, I don't like to stare into peoples' eyes too much. I usually look around the faces, but not in piercing manner or directly into their eyes. That feels uncomfortable to me, and I may just maintain eye contact for a few seconds, and then look away. Sometimes I might look back again, and then I look away ... look back ... look away ... look back ... look away again (and all of this happens unconsciously) ... although, somehow, I noticed that I'm able to maintain eye contact for longer if I have to sit with someone for an interview.

But when I was in school, answering a question before the class would make my chest tight and my mind fogged. There was a real feeling of uneasiness and panic about forgetting what I would say.

In my situation, although I didn't have that much nervousness, I rarely used to raise my hand in class. Starting from high school I don't even remember ever raising my hand to answer a question.

But teachers still liked me like that. I was always a good little boy.

[Angrboda]

I am shy, which is why I go to groups where a book, or idea, or activity, is the focus of attention. When I focus on that, instead of myself, I'm able to participate quite fully, and am, indeed known to be quite mouthy and aggressive. ("Who'd a thought?")

Rayaan: Your looking away is normal psychological behavior; I thought that was a relatively well known psychological fact, but I guess not. They've even done studies demonstrating the "creep factor" experienced by someone if a person devotes too much "eye time" to another, and, specifically, how that behavior changes under the influence of sexual attraction.

[NoraBrimstone]

But when I was in school, answering a question before the class would make my chest tight and my mind fogged. There was a real feeling of uneasiness and panic about forgetting what I would say.

Haha. I just wouldn't answer. If the teacher singled me out, I'd just sit there and stare at them. Even though I usually knew the answer. If it was an open thing where anyone could answer, I'd whisper the answer to my friend sitting next to me and she'd get the credit for it. lol

[Rahul]

22

Meh.