Thanks to you and the others for helping an avowed extrovert understand shyness and introverted-ness better. I truly appreciate that. Just because I'm the obnoxious talkative one all the time doesn't mean I don't want to know more about other people!!
As for being introverted... If we were all extroverted, it would be boring. I see nothing wrong if you are comfortable and happy being introverted. The issue I see is that of the confidence and the self-respect. You don't have to seek out confrontation and meet new people and talk to anyone and all that... why should you if you don't want to?? The part that would concern me is that the way you describe your worldview puts you in a position of someone not deserving respect that we all deserve. Just common courtesy. If you're a patron of the diner, you deserve service in a timely manner. If you're riding the train, people shouldn't shove you out of the way just because you don't like to complain.
People are... well, they're shits, Gilda. All of them, in some way or another. And we all need a little armor of confidence, enough self-respect, to know and deflect that shit off of us. We all take a little shit every day, but it shouldn't be your turn to be shat on 24/7.
Just my thoughts... I think posting/venting is a great idea, at least until you find some one you trust to vent to!