Learning about myself

   Apparently I am an expert at covering up my insecurities for those who don't know me well. People are always shocked when I tell them that I am uncomfortable around new people and shy in casual settings. A prime example is that it has taken me a whole semester to interact with some of the people in my building, and other people have just discovered that I actually live here. But because I take so much time to blossom, it means when I open up, I really am comfortable. I just wander sometimes what I am sacrificing for that comfort.