Silence is key

I wanted to dedicate my blog post to people who share the same issue as me : speaking up.
Some people find this issue sad, others weird or even stupid, but for me it’s just a trait of
someone's personality. I never understood and I still don’t understand why stating a fact or
asking questions has to be done, in school especially ; in my case I prefer letting other
people answer or ask the questions and hope my problem will be solved, if not I just move
on. I guess letting things go is what others don’t understand, I mean school is meant for
learning so why would a child not want to speak up about his problems or state his
knowledge. Speaking up doesn't just apply at school in front of the whole class, it can also
affect you at home with your family or with a group of people you don’t know or just met. I
wish people would understand instead of putting pressure on someone who is uncomfortable and make them feel even worse about themselves.
I don't see my case as the worst; some people can actually become mute by being pressured
all the time.
Unless someone asks for help with his problem, I think people should be left alone and given
time as pressuring them will only make it worse.
Every time I think about speaking up, I remember all the bad remarks and comments that I’ve been told and how everyone says “you're not going to die if you speak up” ; but those people can’t understand since that don’t feel the same way towards the issue.
Still to this day I find it hard to speak up but to be honest it doesn't really bother me, just the
others who don’t understand.
Juliet