Buzz·Posted on Aug 11, 201530 Images That Hit Too Close To Home For Shy PeopleI'M NOT RUDE, I'M SCARED.by Alex AlvarezBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. The pain of having a crush: View this photo on Instagram 2. Practicing one-word replies: View this photo on Instagram 3. Dreading parties because sitting through the birthday song is torture: 4. This fear: View this photo on Instagram 5. ...Which people LOVE to confirm: View this photo on Instagram 6. The dread of small talk: 7. The awe you feel for sociable extroverts: View this photo on Instagram 8. Being known as "the quiet one": View this photo on Instagram 9. Possessing top-notch flirting skills (or not): View this photo on Instagram 10. At least there's always the internet: View this photo on Instagram 11. WANTING to talk, just not knowing how: View this photo on Instagram 12. But, seriously. YOUR NERVES: View this photo on Instagram 13. Knowing you're great once people get to know you: View this photo on Instagram 14. THIS: View this photo on Instagram 15. Feeling this, deeply: View this photo on Instagram 16. The fear of talking to a group: View this photo on Instagram 17. Avoiding "grand entrances": View this photo on Instagram 18. Trying: View this post on instagram.com 19. The struggle: View this post on Like, let's be real. You're GOING to cancel. 20. The not even being sure what you're nervous about: 21. This question: View this photo on Instagram 22. Not knowing what to talk about: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 23. NOT BEING HEARD: 24. This awful fear: 25. ...And this one, too: 26. The curse of possibly being too weird: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 27. The knowledge that, ultimately, that there are tons of people like you: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 28. Because even though it might take some extra time to get to know you... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 29. Plus some extra effort on your part... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 30. You are worth getting to know. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF