*Amy*
Well-known member
I have started this thread because I think it must have happened many times that people get surprised at something they didn't expect about you. You know, shy/SAD people are commonly perceived as quiet, calm, kind-hearted, naive, prudish and a little stupid.
In my own experience, and because of my shyness, people have wrongly assumed that I:
-am quiet: well, yes, I am, but just on the surface, because I don't usually show my nervousness and worries in public, but actually I could say I am almost hysterical in some moments
-like children: now I do, but some time ago they used to drive me mad, and people were surprised when I told them that I didn't like them and I didn't want to have children
-am serious: people usually tell jokes among them, but don't dare to do it when they are with me. Actually, I like humour and I like laughing, so any joke is welcome with me, unless it is disrespectful
-am rude and/or antisocial: no, I'm not. Sometimes people have asked me permission to sit near me, as if I was to tell them they couldn't. C'mon, I'm not a monster!
-don't like things commonly enjoyed by men: I didn't mean to be a sexist, but I didn't know how to say that. Some people assume that I am not interested in politics, or that I don't like horror movies, or other things which are more common in men than in women
-am a little prudish: I have some close friends whom I have confidence with, but they are very wary when telling me about their sexual experiences, as if I could get shocked by what they told me. C'mon, I was not born yesterday!
-am straight: yes, I know, this could be applied to the whole world population, but people just can't think of me as being attracted to girls, when, actually, I am bisexual
-am religious/a Christian: it used to happen before more than now, but people are still surprised when I tell them that I don't believe in God and that I was not even baptised. I don't have to believe in anything superior to be generous
What about you? What have people wrongly assumed about you because of your shyness/SAD?
In my own experience, and because of my shyness, people have wrongly assumed that I:
-am quiet: well, yes, I am, but just on the surface, because I don't usually show my nervousness and worries in public, but actually I could say I am almost hysterical in some moments
-like children: now I do, but some time ago they used to drive me mad, and people were surprised when I told them that I didn't like them and I didn't want to have children
-am serious: people usually tell jokes among them, but don't dare to do it when they are with me. Actually, I like humour and I like laughing, so any joke is welcome with me, unless it is disrespectful
-am rude and/or antisocial: no, I'm not. Sometimes people have asked me permission to sit near me, as if I was to tell them they couldn't. C'mon, I'm not a monster!
-don't like things commonly enjoyed by men: I didn't mean to be a sexist, but I didn't know how to say that. Some people assume that I am not interested in politics, or that I don't like horror movies, or other things which are more common in men than in women
-am a little prudish: I have some close friends whom I have confidence with, but they are very wary when telling me about their sexual experiences, as if I could get shocked by what they told me. C'mon, I was not born yesterday!
-am straight: yes, I know, this could be applied to the whole world population, but people just can't think of me as being attracted to girls, when, actually, I am bisexual
-am religious/a Christian: it used to happen before more than now, but people are still surprised when I tell them that I don't believe in God and that I was not even baptised. I don't have to believe in anything superior to be generous
What about you? What have people wrongly assumed about you because of your shyness/SAD?