I Am Shy

It's hard being shy sometimes. I mean, I have amazing friends and such I've made over the years, but now that I'm grown and it comes to meeting new people, I get so nervous around them and don't know how to approach them to start conversations ;^; I feel like I come off as cold since I'm relatively quiet and really value my alone time (thanks to being an introvert and all) but it's really not the case ;^; I'm extremely affectionate and cuddly and friendly but I fear bothering people and coming off as annoying ;^; so I stay to myself and wait for others to approach me instead to avoid doing that or making a situation awkard ;^;