People with social anxiety: How many siblings do you have, if any?
I just want to see if it's true about what they say that children without siblings grow up into shy introverted adults.
I have three older half-siblings. They're all significantly older than me (as in 14-20 years older), so I pretty much grew up like an only child. I guess in that sense I fit the stereotype.
Yeah, it was crazy, but I never suffered from loneliness. I think my family size contributed to my social anxiety. Since I was the youngest, my older siblings did just about everything for me.Never had to clean up, wash clothes, nothing. I know that sounds good but this caused me to be very dependent on others even in my adult years. If I was being pick on or being bullied my big sisters would always protect me. I really never had a chance to stand up for myself, even today my big brothers and sisters comes to my defense and I'm 34! (35, tomorrow )