I enjoy being alone but when i'm around people i act different

yes it is happening to me too.i'm very loud with my 2-3 friends and family but if the people count goes up...well then my volume goes down.And i just sit and listen or think about something else.

i like being alone sometimes not all the time, im loud and funny when im with my friends and i have kindof alot of friends but if im with someone i know but not too good friends with its kinda hard to talk coz im not sure what to say :) and then they ask me why i dont talk, but they arnt talking either lol

I'm the same way too, I'm fourteen and i'm a loner, although i still have lots of friends. But when i try to get close to someone, it ruins the relationship and that person doesn't like me as much as when they knew little about me.

Do something ridiculous, all the time. some thing so odd that it's funny. I used to have the same problem. then I started walking around with a piece of celery. I used to be nervous about things. I'd be in a group of friends, sitting quietly, until I noticed I had a piece of celery in my hand. it was so ridiculous that I seemed weird sitting quietly with this piece of celery, and I'd probably seem funny if I actually said a few witty things then you could be considered as kind of a funny guy.

Yes, it's normal. You are an introvert.

i have exactly the same problem, as many others have said. i feel as if im pushed to the back by the more self confident ones. what i suggest is going out to boost your self esteem.

Same here.....its also happening with me....and i don't what to do? Truly its my life story....

Normal probably...

You kinda confused me though, lol.

That's how I used to be. Except people around me were very annoying, I wanted to punch them in the faces.

I know how you feel, but I recently overcame my shyness, although I'm not sure how.

If you try to show your true personality to people from the beginning, that should immediately help both parties to determine whether or not you would be compatible in a friendship. It never helps to hide everything completely away, even if you show just a little personality, such as a few interests, it will help.

exactly the same here, you're not alone (unless you'd rather be alone lol)

Im exactly the same. I like being alone but ill never enter a room with 1 person or more in it.

I have the exactly the same problem , im not the type to sart a conversation with a group of friendz but never mind it , true friends will like you the way u are =)
It is normal

i dont know if its normal but i definatley do know what your talking about.. i love the company of my own mind but i sometimes like going out. when im in large groups i tend to dissappear mentally and listen to the bs ppl feed eachother..

WoW. This sounds like me. I have really bad social anxiety but it doesn't seem like it if I'm talking over the phone to someone but when it comes to face to face. A different story. At family functions I speak but I don't actually engage in conversation unless someone asks me a question. I'm afraid that if I say something, or anything that it will come out wrong and people will judge me. I have lost friends along the way because they couldn't understand why I didn't go out at times or accept party invitations. The crazy thing about it, I have pushed people away because of the fear of being rejected, or treated badly. I met a women who I used to work with that I ran into and she says we were meant to find each other again and calls me her best friend, but I don't feel the same. I've had so many friendships go wrong because of #1 they don't get me, or #2 they never really wanted me to succeed in anything and found pleasure when I failed. Honesty right now I probably have one or two friends if that. You're not alone. Hope you feel better.

ohh my gosh! i know exactly how you feel . you feel like your gonna say the wrong thing when around people.People always called me wierd.i just didnt know how to fit in.ITs simply anxiety!! as you get older and go through life changes you will begin to come out of your shell.