[dingybobstuart]

Hia,

Ive had this thought in my head for a long time and only now thought of posting here to see what other people think of it.

Ive been told in the past that i should speak my mind more. Ok, fair enough....
Im pretty shy and quiet most of the time, and i get the feeling that if i completely open up to people i dont know well... i will get mixed reactions such as them getting offended, insulted and possibly resulting in confilct with them, they might think really negatively of me and not like me (the usual shyness thing)...

Now, i do have close friends... usually it takes time for me to open up to people, but once i do... im comfortable enough around them to pretty much be me and not worry.
Its just with people i dont know where this is a problem...
Now, its a problem because i have a dry and often sarcastic sense of humour sometimes... which i dont mind (someones even said its either a sign of being extremely smart or out of touch...i opted for the first description), but it gets annoying because sometimes people think im being dead serious when infact, im not... not alot of people seem to understand my humour.
Hence my predicament.
I get the feeling if i just let go of my anxieties about people and just say whatever i feel... it'll get me into some kinda trouble... or at the very least cause people to hate me.

Should i just screw it and just be my dry and sarcastic self? Or should i be wary of what i say 24/7 like ive been doing for so long? (its getting a bit old)

Thanks,

Mark