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Originally Posted by cylon  But some people who are just low-self esteem, painfully shy, feel awkward about themselves, say they are introverts, when all they want is to be with other people. |
That's true. Shyness and social anxiety often get confused with introversion, and extroversion gets confused with being comfortable in social situations. This is just blatant ignorance.
There are shy, socially awkward introverts, and there are shy, socially awkward extroverts too. The extroverts probably overcome their social blocks faster, because they are forced to: unlike the introverts, they badly need social interaction. But I believe intro/extroversion is a genetic thing and has little to do with social skills.
When Steve says that he went from being an introvert to being an extrovert, I don't believe him. Either he already was an extrovert before - just a shy, emotionally closed off and socially awkward one - or he still is an introvert - one who is comfortable with expressing himself and opening up now.