[Terumoto]

I think I would be classified as a shy person. When I was in school, I was quiet except when speaking to my friends. I barely ever contributed in class unless I was forced to.

However, I feel comfortable with my level of shyness. It might be better to call it just introversion. My thoughts are generally weird, as in they would seem out of place in most conversations, so I prefer to keep them to myself. Actually, maybe it's that I can't speak what's on my mind. It's very hard for me to articulate my thoughts when I'm speaking. For example, when I used to have arguments with my girlfriend over the phone, I would be speechless. It would be her talking, telling me her feelings, and all these thoughts rushing through my head, but when I try to stop and hold onto one of the thoughts so I can express it, it's already gone. I'd reply to what she was saying, but the replies were mindless.

Edit: Now that I think about it, writing my thoughts down seems to be the only way I can properly express them to most people. Also, my shyness tends to disappear when I write, for some reason. In school I would write the most outrageous essays, completely out of line, and not even be self-conscious or worried about it. And I usually sent my feelings about an argument to my girlfriend the next day, in writing.

That's a bit inconvenient. lol.