As one of the largest streamers on German Twitch, Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler (28) is virtually live daily in front of thousands of viewers. He appears confident and self-assured. However, privately, that may not always be the case: During a stream, he spoke about his own shyness.
What was that stream about? Trymacs reacted to a video by his brother Nicolas Stemmler, who runs a YouTube channel under the name How to be Human, where he addresses psychological topics. This time, it was about introverted and extroverted people.
In this context, Trymacs suddenly recognized himself.
Trymacs prefers to send his brother in first at the restaurant
Where did Trymacs recognize himself? In his video, the YouTuber clarified a common misconception: Introverts are not necessarily shyer than other people. Shyness, on the other hand, is actually a form of social anxiety; you feel tense and uncomfortable during social interactions.
At this point, Trymacs stops the video: “I have that, I have that full throttle.”
How does it manifest? The streamer adds that his viewers wouldn’t understand this and describes various situations while dining out:
- In the past, when he went out to eat with his brother, his brother always had to reorder a drink for him – and it’s still like that today: A glance would suffice, and his brother would know to order a new cola for both of them – even if there is still something in his own glass.
- Even with steak, Trymacs prefers wild broccoli as a side dish, which he actually doesn’t like, rather than having to talk more than absolutely necessary with the waiter, and instead asking for more beans.
In short: The streamer simply has “zero interest” in conversing with strangers in any way.
And indeed, his brother only a few seconds later introduces him in the video as an example of shyness. You can watch the whole video on YouTube; we have embedded Trymacs’ reaction here:
Viewers feel understood
How is that received? At first, it may seem funny to some that Trymacs, who averaged 20,000 viewers simultaneously in the past 7 days (via sullygnome), is so reluctant to talk to strangers away from the camera – after all, that’s basically his job.
But many viewers can identify with this too – or have been in situations where they had to take over such conversations for others. That such a prominent Twitch streamer addresses an issue many deal with is well received:
I think it’s great that a man speaks about it in public. Especially as a man, one is quickly judged by society if one doesn’t take the lead. Many more people should raise awareness about this, generally for everyone, but especially for us men, with the underlying pressure behind it.
Ribery088 via YouTube
By the way: even though introversion and shyness are not connected, Trymacs describes himself as both introverted and shy. On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 stands for introverted and 10 for extroverted, he gives himself a 2.
