I'm not that afraid to PM people because it's the internet, however, I'm not the type to do so with no reason. It's about boundaries for me, if I'm PM'ing you, it means I've made the assumption that we are friendly enough to do so. In the outside world, I'm pretty shy and generally keep to myself, I don't have panic attacks anymore, they developed and went away in the course of about a year and a bit for whatever reason.I can be somewhat extroverted once I get to know someone, I'm the type that people think is stupid or innocent/proper because they don't know me and then just think is strange and crazy once they do. Mind you I haven't been that close to someone in a while, I interact with the people I like, but even then I might not, as I'd be afraid to bother them. I'm not good at forming relationships, I'm awkward, I never have anything to say, I over analyze things, and I don't really speak my mind much. I used to prefer not being understood, things are easier when people think you're stupid, they underestimate you and you have no expectations to live up to. You could say now that I'm not fool enough to expect anyone to bother understanding me, people are easier to handle when they're two dimensional, so to the outside world, I am like a mirror, it's my natural reaction. I would like to form meaningful bonds with people, to be myself, but I don't know how, I don't even know who the fuck I am really. But I'm not sad or anything, chill, I've come to accept things for what they are. Anyhow, please excuse my self-indulgent rant, I went on a tangent there, It's nice to express myself that's all. So yeah, I can be pretty shy, especially if you're a pretty woman, but really that may depend a great deal on my mood and how much I've had to drink. I get a little more chatty when I'm drunk, happier, friendlier, a better person, why don't I just become an alcoholic? JK, still, if I'm somewhere social a beer is nice to loosen up.