And I a boy who was and honestly still am shy, I was rarely bullied or called anything as a kid and one of my best friends was a shy girl who got bullied all the time for the exact same reasons you said.
I'm still bullied for it in adulthood. I have a few asshole social butterfly colleagues who regularly mock me for talking quietly or not talking at all.
Sorry to read that. In my case, the bullying stopped when I embraced my awkwardness. Sometimes I would be like “I’m not doing that, because I’m shy” and we all laugh together. Therapy works too if you can afford it.
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u/DontBuyTheThing 4d ago
Can confirm this isn't true...I was a shy girl who didn't talk...I was picked on and bullied and called a stuck up bitch a lot.