Do you hide from people?

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I saw a child today who hid behind his mom's legs to avoid talking to a person. Did you do act like that too when you were a child, using your parent as a human shield? And what about now, has something changed? How comfortable are you around people?

I still hide. If I see people I know when I'm out of the house, I've been known to do a tuck-and-roll to hide behind clothing racks or other obstructions. I'm extremely shy and self-conscious about bumping into people and having to make small talk. There are only a few people I feel comfortable seeing unexpectedly.

I've always been this way.

I hid behind my parents when I was a kid, and still try to stay behind or next to them as an adult. I'm very shy in public and always have been. If I see someone I know I even try to find somewhere else to go, since I don't like unexpected conversations.

I hide if I feel threatened by someone.

Only if I'm frustrated enough to deal with any.

Better to let me go than everyone putting up with another.
Unless I really don't care how potentially toxic and it's consequences that ends up, or that I really, really hate someone enough to stop hiding and potentially confront someone violently.


But yeah...
I hide more as a means of restraint than safety.

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I think a lot of children do that. My NT cousin used to do that.

I prefer to avoid people sometimes but hiding would make things unnecessarily awkward. It's not like people wouldn't be able to see me if I stood behind someone else.

Avoidance, not hiding.  If there is someone I do not want to see or be with, I know how to make myself scarce without actually going into hiding.

Yes, I was terrified of people as a child and...that fear has only gone down enough that I just appear socially anxious. I am in the habit of avoiding/hiding from others but have been working on that in the last year. If you see an interaction coming toward you that you know you don't have the necessary information (social cues) for, then it's best to avoid if possible. (Or that was my reasoning at the time) Overall, coming into contact with strangers is very stressful.

I just remembered once I was at the library shelving books. I happened to go next to a very small child and I just said "hi there." And she lay face down on the floor to avoid interacting with me. I felt bad for her but also thought it was really funny. She didn't get up until her mother came over.