I met 2 new people very recently,about a month or 2 ago, and they just came out an told me right away that they're shy made our interactions easier. I'm naturally an extrovert, so I know that sometimes I have to lead the convo or change the topic. The 1 guy, at work, sometimes him chatty, others not. I don't mind either way. The other, he's actually my brother's friend. We talked all night once, just me and him, and I got to know quite a bit about him without him having to go into much detail. And it made me realize that he probably does have some anxiety and depression going on, even tho he only actually divulged his ADHD dx. Sorry to ramble. Guess I just meant to say, you don't have to divulge your dx, saying your shy, is good enough. IMO anyway good luck, and sorry if I was of no help, I can't really relate to shy, altho I try bcoz my daughter is quite the shy girl