Flipping the Script

Shyness is a unique cluster of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that result in a wide variety of internal and external experiences. Stammering, feeling uncomfortable, blushing, judging oneself, opting out of social situations even before they begin. Although shyness may look differently on the surface, there’s one thread running through them: Shy people think of shyness…

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My Story, Part II

Picking up where I left off — Not surprisingly, my shyness and insecurity continued on into adolescence, when every teen’s social life becomes vastly more complicated. But I didn’t withdraw and clam up, or shrink into my fears. Instead, I acted out to cover up my shyness. I pretended I knew what I was doing,…

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My Story, Part I

I never thought of myself as shy. But once I understood shyness, as an adult, I instantly recognized it as something I’d coped with for years. In fact, I realized that shyness had shaped many of my thoughts, feelings, and actions since I was a kid. Many shy adults can pinpoint the exact moment when…

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