Because of my shyness I came out of a chip shop with a portion of fish...

I was driving on a really quiet street with new traffic lights with those red light cameras, the car in front stopped just after so I tooted as I didn't want to get a ticket, it became obvious she didn't know where she was going at every junction so I just sat behind her at 15mph not wanting to be rude again, while a few people overtook. She then pulled over and parked where I was going so I drove around the block and parked 200 yards away so I didn't bump into her, only to end up sitting next to her ten sweaty minutes later in class.

I am literally crying with laughter these are brilliant
When I was an awkward teenager and had recently moved house a friends parent gave me a lift home but to my old house and instead of explaining I had moved (only round the corner) I thanked her for the lift and exited the car at my former home and waved her off. Unfortunately the mum waved back but remained stationery to check I got in safe I realised to my horror! So I had to walk up the drive and go to the front door waving a couple of times back hoping she'd drive off!! Luckily no one came to th door and I somehow got her to drive off and sneak back to my real house!!

When I was at school aged about 9 I ran across the playground as I was late for school, tripped and did a roll and bashed my head into a brick wall. It hurt like crazy but I didn’t dare tell anyone as I didn’t like being the centre of attention and I was already late. I was really dizzy all day and felt sick but I never told anyone as I didn’t want a fuss!

Tonight I walked the full length of the supermarket to get to the next queue rather than speaking up and saying excuse me.

Oh god Jemsy,you've reminded me of the time when I was on holiday in Tenerife. We were at a fancy restaurant enjoying a set menu,6 course type affair. Out came the prawns followed by a blue cocktail. Started sipping away and noticed a few odd glances from our fellow diners-you guessed it,I was drinking the fucking finger bowl! Doesn't quite fit with the theme of this thread-I was just plain stupid rather than shy!

Frozen, I had a similar experience but from the teacher's perspective. Was teaching abroad and one of my students persistently didn't bring their textbook, and rarely handed in homework. I did have words with her and she was very apologetic and would promise to try harder. It turned out she was on a different course but got lost on the first day and didn't feel she could say anything! She kept coming for the whole year though and it was only when she didn't turn up for the exam and I queried it that another student told me. The WHOLE class knew the situation but no-one felt they could tell me. I'm really not that scary!

On holiday I picked up what I thought was a bowl of ice cream from the dessert buffet. It was a bowl of whipped cream, for people to take a spoonful to add to their dessert. I was too embarrassed to take it back so sat there eating cream and shoving as much on to DHs cake as I could.

This is gold. I've had such a shit day and these have made my day!

I remember in high school my name wasn't on the register and i was too shy to say anything - even accepting detentions for not having my homework etc even though I handed it in, it was passed to another teacher as "lost" because wasn't in her class.. It was half way through the year when the first person in the register was teamed with the last person, the second with the second to last etc to stop us pairing with our friends and to get us out of our comfort zones.. I stood to one side absolutely wanting to the floor to swallow me as she told me off for what felt like hours .. Things haven't really gotten any better since

Bread mountain, cheese potato and no dog have been excellent!

I know I’ve done loads of this kind of stuff but most recently spent £16 on getting 2 bloody Yale keys cut! I was horrified. When he said £8 I thought he meant for the 2, not each!

I'm lactose intolerant. Went to my local cafe, ordered a XL coffee with soya milk. Watched them putting normal milk in. Didn't want to be awkward so gulped it down and left.

spent the rest of the day trying not to shit myself

while my daughter was in the neonatal ward a midwife repeatedly called me kerry and I never corrected her, my name is jennifer 😂🙈

A WHILE! Damn phone

God I so identify with this thread. Many times I have started walking the wrong way, then pretended to receive a Very Important Text, requiring me to turn around right away and go in the other direction.
Obvs I frown and look at the non-existent text for a wholw

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties she may have thought it was some cool way to carry your keys around!

Gone ... not have gobe

Gobe to the toilets numerous times at a number of parties as I just can't do small talk and feel so shy

I must have a reputation of having a serious coke problem

I went to a school parent's evening wearing a fluffy jumper and in my haste got my car keys caught on the front just as I was called over to speak to the teacher.

I was too embarrassed to start trying to untangle them in front of her so I spent the whole consultation wearing the keys as a massive brooch.

Mine happened yesterday at my local gym. I saw a class called Zumba gold I didn't know what the difference was and the girl behind the counter didn't know either so I rock up to the class nice and early to get my spot. Turns out it should have been called Zumba old as everyone but me was a pensioner! I was just about to go when someone said oh your not going are you? I thought well I can't now can I? So I stayed and felt quite coordinated (for a change) and not too out of breath. It was actually quite fun!

Last time I went to the hairdressers the stylist put me at the only sink without a neck rest so I ended up with my neck hurting all through the hair wash and praying it would end soon. No idea why she didn't use either of the 2 empty sinks with neck rests. I felt too shy to say my neck was hurting so suffered in silence and left a tip! She did do a really good job apart from that so that was a bonus.

One of my own.

I was at a work conference last month. Fancy hotel. Newly senior position. Buffet lunch. I was getting food at the buffet whilst talking to my GM and Sales Director then sat with them to eat.

I grabbed 4 little blocks of cheese on my plate to go with a roll I had picked up. Was confused that there was no butter though.

Needless to say it was butter and I had to sit and eat it in case they thought I was being wasteful. Apparently being the weirdo that eats butter is better than waste or admitting my mistake

I bought a slice of emmental from a charming French guy in a market who had chatted away to me. When he weighed it ad told me it was £5 I couldn't bring myself to say "no way I get a whole packet for £1.30 in Aldi." I wanted to really enjoy it having spent that much but it really did taste the same as the Aldi stuff.

I remember when I was younger going to the market with my mum. Looking at the mushrooms she said '3 of them please' thinking they were measured in pounds. They looked at her in confusion whilst weighing up 3 kilos of mushrooms.

She started telling me about this amazing mushroom soup she was going to make a batch of. I lapped it up, I love mushroom soup and was really looking forward to it. Until we got home and I asked when she was doing it.

She can't even make mushroom soup she was just mortified at how many mushrooms she had bought!

I hate peanuts with a passion. They make me gag. Some of my colleagues know this and others don't. One who didn't know handed me a chocolate with a nut in and I took it and said I would eat it later. She asked me later if I had it and I said yes because for some reason I couldn't bring myself to tell her I didn't want it.

The next time someone offers me something with a nut in someone is going to pipe up with 'U2 can't go near nuts without wanting to throw up' and she will wonder why I pretended to eat it. And I have no answer to that.