[Suzerain of Sheol]

I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I notice the energy thing much more in reverse. I'm so acclimated to being alone that being around other people physically fatigues and exhausts me very quickly, proportional to how loud/energetic they are and how many people I'm dealing with. Especially in situations like parties where multiple people are trying to talk to me at the same time, I become completely overwhelmed and pretty much have to retreat to go lie down in the dark alone. If it's bad enough, I won't get out of bed at all the next day or two.

That said, though, I don't think I'm shy. I used to be when I was younger, but now I don't experience any particular anxiety talking to people (which is weird cause I get anxiety from pretty much anything else) so much as, after a while in a conversation, it starts to become very stressful on my mind to maintain that social personality for the benefit of the other person. It is very rare that I ever want to be talking to someone face-to-face, any kind of small-talk just irritates my brain and I hate being asked personal things in the name of "catching up".

As to whether it's a bad thing or not, I could certainly live without the stress or exhaustion, but I don't think those symptoms are the norm for introverts, at least not to the extent I get them. Otherwise, it's tautological, being introverted feels comfortable to me because I'm an introvert.

Another thing about shyness, though, I think being severely ill and hospitalized for a year did a lot to "cure" me of that. Losing all sense of dignity and having to effectively communicate to get even your most basic needs seen to doesn't leave a whole lot of room for being shy. Definitely not something I would recommend to anyone, though.

I don't know how much that really answers your question, but that's my perspective at least. (Ironically, I think I'm the most shy when it comes to actually posting in public threads on Trisphee lol)