Especially since anxiety and shyness can often vary depending on what kind of company and situation you’re in at any given time.i think a lot of people forget that you can actually still come across as confident and have social anxiety
In the context of telling my mom a story the other day, I mentioned that I’m shy, and she looked really surprised and said, “You’re not shy!” I couldn’t understand how she had never noticed/known this trait of mine that I consider to be a huge part of how I move through the world. But I guess, because she’s my mom, I’ve never felt or acted shy around her.