I've noticed that the older i get (just 20), the more shy i become.
For most people shyness is something that is shedded off as the get older.
But for me it seems its been the opposite:
The truth is because when i was younger; i was reckless and irresponsible. But i've become ALOT more responsible and mature when i started college, i guess i just realized that play time was over and i need to start being a little more serious if i want to get some where good in life and with such a focused state of mind, i've shun away from most socializing, especially with women, my face even turns red if too many people are looking at me.

Well, I've never been the most outgoing person but when I got to college I became a lot more shy. I don't know why it happened this way, but I started to feel anxiety when I had to go into social situations where I didn't know anyone. Also, it was a lot harder for me to make friends than when I was in high school.

I'm actually the same as you. Well, I've never been the most outgoing person but when I got to college I became a lot more shy. I don't know why it happened this way, but I started to feel anxiety when I had to go into social situations where I didn't know anyone. Also, it was a lot harder for me to make friends than when I was in high school.

Not wanting to socialize or choosing not to socialize is not the same as being incapable of socializing.

uhhh depends...
with girls...im okay.it takes a while to open up but i dont really feel shy
with older women i feel a little shy (like 7 or 6)

with guys...i have a problem
probably because i spent my school years from 4th to 8th grade at an all girls school,then my parents took me back to a mixed school...i just couldnt get used to it
im ok with replying to stuff like "hey you forgot your book" or "can you lend me your notes"
but im terrible with normal conversations...my mind just goes blank and i dont know how to reply
with older men im totally okay i dont feel shy and i find it easier to keep the conversation going

in crowded places i get really paranoid and i feel very uneasy thats why i never go out with my family to crowded malls or parks

Ugh, I am so bad. I'm like a 9.9! I don't know why I'm like this but... I really don't like talking to strangers. I'm not the kind of person that walks up someone and strikes up a conversation, sadly. I am more silly with family though. But even with people I know like friends, I'm very reserved. I often don't find the need to talk, because I honestly have nothing to say. Am I just weird? I really envy outgoing people; they are able to make a whole conversation out of nothing. I guess I'm a better listener than a talker. Trying to think about what to talk about isn't very natural is it? I really think about what I say before I say it, so I'm not much of a blurt-er.

I think it has gotten worse. When I was younger I had stage fright (still do), but I wouldn't say I was shy. But as I get older, I find that I am more quiet and that I have less to say. So I guess I'm not very good at socializing. I don't mind silence, but awkward silences are so depressing. I'd say I'm just terrible at expressing myself.

I hate being in strange places with absolutely no one I know. If I had even one person I knew, I'd automatically feel calmer. So kinda freaked out about college. Also, I've never been one of those loud sorts, except with my sibling at home. Lol, and overall, cluttering and stumbling over my words doesn't help either.

Well, I'm kinda the same, always trying to figure out what to say and all, though I fin it less dificult to express myself when I'm with outgoing people or some of my friends. Also, I have stage fright as well, Which is rather weird since I play in a band. In fact, it only acts up when I'm supposed to talk in front of people, even if it's just two of them, and i've got a feeling it's getting worse...

And, well, I'm so worried I might say something wrong in an unknown environment I usually take forever to say just a few sentences, which I mostly end up not saying since the topic's usually changed by then.

Also, when I do manage to say something, most of the time people tend to not notice I said something, or fail to notice me at all, which doesn't help either. Another (and sometimes rather funny) side to that is that I regularly and unintentionally manage to scare the living daylights out of people when they do notice me.

I think I 've heard of a singer who had something like stage fright when he sang, so he would simply sing with his back to the crowd. Intresting way to handle it.

Idk if my response counts, due to the fact I have social anxiety.
But my shyness varied from age to age:
In the primary school years, I was very shy with everyone (8-10).
In the early years at HS (6-7).
At 17-18yrs old it went anywhere from 5-11 (11 being panic attacks).

Now, at 19, I normally sit at around 4-6. All thanks to the nom nom anti-anxiety meds I take.