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…
Why Are You Shy?
Years ago, when I was working on my second shyness book with Bernardo Carducci, I used to organize shyness discussion groups. That usually provoked a laugh from non-shy people, since they imagined a bunch of sullen, withdrawn people sitting in silence, waiting for the hour to be over. The discussion groups were the exact opposite….