Venting Anyone else extremely introverted/shut in?

[sadidiot0328]

When I was younger I preferred to be alone, mostly due to the fact I found it difficult to talk to people my age. However, I didn't mind the occasional outing or hang out with my classmates during class. But now that I'm older, I hate going outside unless it's for class. When I go to get groceries, I feel as if everyone judges me. Whenever I have to get past someone, I apologize quietly and get away quickly.

In class, I keep my head down and try not to make eye contact with anyone. I get anxious speaking to people, even those I know. Even my own family. During Winter I hid under my covers for up to 14 hours a day, only leaving to use the bathroom or waiting until late in the night to get on my PC. If I could I would stay in my room for the rest of my life, as sad as that sounds.​

 

[EvisceratedJester]

I was always shy, but I used to be more outgoing and bubbly when I was younger. Then I started to become more closed off in middle school, but I still managed to make a good amount of friends and aquintances. Then in high school I started to become a shut in. The pandemic didn't help much either.

 

[EmptyHeaded]

When I was younger I preferred to be alone, mostly due to the fact I found it difficult to talk to people my age. However, I didn't mind the occasional outing or hang out with my classmates during class. But now that I'm older, I hate going outside unless it's for class. When I go to get groceries, I feel as if everyone judges me. Whenever I have to get past someone, I apologize quietly and get away quickly.

In class, I keep my head down and try not to make eye contact with anyone. I get anxious speaking to people, even those I know. Even my own family. During Winter I hid under my covers for up to 14 hours a day, only leaving to use the bathroom or waiting until late in the night to get on my PC. If I could I would stay in my room for the rest of my life, as sad as that sounds.​

It's the same for me, minus the anxiety.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

I am but not by choice.

 

[Alexei_Kirillov]

I'm extremely introverted but not a shut-in, I start going crazy if I have to stay in my apartment for more than a few hours.

 

[xoirse]

i am autistic which makes it even harder for me to communicate with some people lol but i am not complaining, i do prefer to be alone.

 

[FuneralCry]

I've always been very introverted personally and preferred to be alone but of course I've never wanted to exist at all, I'm not meant for something so undesirable as existence. Simply being around others has always been tiring for me.

 

[waningmoth]

I have an extreme form of emetophobia along with ocd which means i live life like a zombie apocalypse film.
The outside is the enemy, theres norovirus, people are riddled with disease and will infect me. Anything coming from "the outside" is dowsed in a extra strong bleach solution including myself if i acidentally touch something i shouldnt.
The benefit is being so isolated keeps some of the more troubling parts of my bpd under control, no people, no problems.
Just impulsivity at home where i cant do much damage except get into debt

 

[Arachno]

I'm very introverted too, I have been that way since I was little and it just kept getting worse with age. I'm really awkward around others and communicating is difficult for me. Whenever I talk to somone, I almost always have to repeat myself because the other person never understands what I said at first. I also often get overwhelmed with emotions after having a conversation with someone. So yeah, I much prefer being by myself and alone.

 

[ijustwishtodie]

I've always been introverted and a shut in. I have yet to make an irl acquaintance

 

[Defenestration]

Yes général social phobia+++++

 

[terra.nuvo]

Yeah, I've kinda reverted back to my introverted self after some bad experiences

 

[Amnesiac_88]

I've always been very introverted and awkward, i hate being around people cause i never know how to talk to them so i prefer to be alone, sometimes even being around my family makes me uncomfortable

 

[Uninfluential_Karma]

I consider myself an introverted extrovert, and due to certain circumstances, I'm forced to stay inside most of the time even though I don't want to.

 

[Forever Sleep]

I'd say I was. I can't remember the last time I left the house- other than to put the bins out. I guess I text friends though still. People are always quick to point out that- if we're on here communicating with others, we can't be that utterly introverted and socially shy. Maybe that's a fair point. I probably struggle less than I used to at least but by choice, I tend to try to avoid being around people.