Overcoming shyness

When you hear about shyness, what do you think?
No, it's not some sort of disorder,
It's more of a sickness that anyone can overcome,
The thought that it's a sickness makes me sink.

My name is Kelly and i'm considered shy,
I hate it so much,
I thought I was going to die,
The stress was soon eating me alive,

I was always scared of what people thought of me,
Nobody would want to be friends with that shy kid,
But it was only at school I would be shy,
And around big crowds, they would see,

Until the 8th grade I became more talkative,
I said things that made people think i'm weird,
It felt as if It was a new experience for me which it was,
But thats when I overcame my shyness..