I have grown up with the shy title given to me for the majority of my life. It was true for the most part; in new situations, when meeting new people, and when I was by myself, I was pretty quiet and sought comfort rather than challenge.
I have distinct memories of a summer camp when I was twelve; being the oldest one there, and always having been tall for my age, I was playing alone with the sand for the first day. It wasn't until later that I made friends with the other kids, and they commented that I was quite different from my first impression.
Growing up and working has definitely impacted my personality - I am generally less shy than before, but there is still a distinction between the person who operates when working and the one who is behind the daily me. The one who uses the self-checkout, who eats in front of the computer, who walks the store several times over to find an item, the one who sends customer service an email before deciding it would be best to call and then telling customer service on the phone to disregard said email.
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