[Potironette]

Shy or introverted? I get there's a difference, but I'm not really sure what it is.

Introversion, I think, is defined as getting some sort of energy from being alone.

Shyness is...fear of being judged?

I don't really know if I'm shy or introverted or both. I can't tell if I get my energy from being alone because I'm pretty much never with other people.
I'm never with other people because I'm scared of being with other people.
I'm scared of other people because I fear that...other people will eventually hate me? I don't even know if I really think that. I just freeze up around others because I don't really know how people interact with one another. I don't think I've had a proper social interaction with anyone for years.
When I'm alone I sort of entertain myself with daydreams, games, and sleeping. Sometimes people ask me if I'm lonely. I don't remember how it feels to not feel lonely.
I constantly run away from people online because I don't know how to interact with them anymore. Heck, I keep running away from Trisphee then berating myself and returning.

I stalled for a while clicking on the tabs of this site before ranting :/
Heh, I must be at that age where people are trying to figure themselves out.

...Anyway, how do you know the difference between a shy and introverted qualities of a person...?