Why am I so shy around big crowds, but when I'm with one friend than I'm fine?

When you're with a friend, you know you can be yourself 100%. But in a crowd of people you don't know, it's hard to be open about who you are, making you shy.

You're scared of being judged by people you don't know, this is totally normal BUT learn to understand that not all of the attention is on you in big crowds (It's all in your head) So try and calm yourself down when you get anxious, by reminding yourself that you're safe, no one is judging me right now everybody is minding their own business, and that's all it is really. Don't over think these things. I hope this helps you in some way.

it means you're selective and there's nothing wrong with that. You can gradually level up your social skills by hanging out with more than one friend at the time, but not a big crowd. Choose your friends accordingly -- I bet what matters for you is to keep the conversation on a meaningful level. Once you are comfortable in this situation, start noticing which elements are important to make you feel relaxed. There you have a pattern you can apply in each social occasion: just try to replicate the condition that made your comfort possible and emotionally enjoy the confidence you've found in yourself. There's a future for introverts :)

It sounds like you might be suffering from some social anxiety. This is a very common problem and there’s nothing to be worried about, many people suffer from social anxiety, you are not alone. It can feel scary and confusing at first but once you get to the bottom of it and really understand your feelings you’ll see that there’s nothing to be afraid of. I know that you can overcome this, it’s not always an easy path but you are stronger than you know and I believe in you. I will be here for you all along the way and please feel free to message me at anytime just to chat, if you need some support, etc. you are very brave to talk about this and this is your first step to recovery.

Because one friend, is different then strangers, strangers are more likely to be scarier because you don't know them and they could attack you any time, plus they're people you haven't met before so it's normal to feel this way.

You are comfortable with your friend so you feel fine. This sounds like social anxiety and may come from the fear of being turned down, embarassed, etc by strangers.

Its fear of judgement, you are comfortable around your friends because you are used to being around them but when it comes to other you get the nervous jitters and aren't sure how to act

When you are around big crowds you know you cannot express yourself openly as we fear a lot of people will judge us..but when we are with one person..we feel comfortable..we know we wont be judged by everyone..and we can nicely talk withoit being interrupted

It is not always easy to be around large crowds feeling very uneasy because of the unexpected things that can indeed happen. When you are with a friend things do seem to be a lot better because you at least have someone that has your back that will help you to stay away from potential dangerous people or even from certain situations that may be developing that you are not aware of. Many times having a friend is indeed a lot of helpful especially if you are very I'm familiar with big crowds. But it's okay to open up a little bit and have a little Fellowship with other people around you. The most important thing is to relax breathe when you feel overwhelmed and pull away if you feel you need to from large crowds.

I'm struggling with that too, but I figured out where my source is coming from. When in bigger crowds, we don't really know who those people are. I mean, you could know their names, but you don't know what they think of you, what they're thinking right now, if they're even listening etc. When being with a friend feels totally comfortable and you prove who you are by being yourself. We're different around different people so the way I see it, when in crowds it's just too hard to choose who you want to be, which one of your ''characters'' you want to show them and it frustrates you, yet you can't escape it and that's when the shyness appears.