In gym I refused to participate. Even if the other kids had allowed me to play with them, I wouldn't have wanted to play. I am too clumsy to do anything short of unarmed marching in Drill Team (the only "sport" I excelled at). No one even knows I play the harmonica, because I'm scared they'll ask me to play. Eating in front of people is not only rude in my opinion, but it makes me feel horrible. I also stopped drawing, singing, dancing, cooking and Girl Scouts because of the pressure. Singing "Desperado" in front of 50 people alone was so terrifying I feigned sickness to get out of it.
On the other hand, if the teacher asks a rather difficult question, I let a few others guess wrong first before raising my hand and giving an elaborate and correct question. In other words, unless I know I will be better than everyone else in the room at something, I will not attempt it. It's an ego thing, and I know I have a horrible pride issue when it come to academics. I've been working on this for years, and since I usually sleep or read during class anyway, I can avoid my weird need to prove myself.
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I'm not mad, just terribly hurt.