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Shy
people are a blessing.
To me, a person who is shy always
comes across as having a charm that is singularly missing in most people.
Instead of that often brash over-confident person who just looooves the sound of
her or his own voice, the shy person seems to live and breathe more softly. They're
the ones who listen more attentively. Shy people defer to others and don't
enter the daily battle for the airplay in conversations.
That's one view of shyness from the
point of view of someone who is not shy.
In my counselling practice, I've
had many clients who are shy and whose shyness is to them, a daily burden.
Read this article by Caroline Knapp
to gain some insight into one person's shyness →
Shy
More links and support information
I've provided here a number of
links to other websites that deal exclusively with shyness. The most
impressive one I've found is Dr Renee Gilbert's site
Shake Your Shyness. Just click on
that orange site name to visit her information-packed website. Dr Gilbert
brings to the site two great assets. First, she is herself a 'recovering'
shy person. Read why she uses the term 'recovering' to describe herself.
Secondly, she is a fully qualified Psychologist with years of experience in
helping people to manage their shyness.
Other sites include:
Release Your Shyness
Resources for Shy People
Shy
and Free
The Shy People's
Dictionary.
Shyness Home Page
Shyness: The New Solution
Shyness Research Institute
Shyness Quiz
Understanding
and Overcoming Shyness
Overcoming your
shyness
Dr Renee Gilbert states that "there
is one thing most shy people have in common---sooner or later, most of us
struggle with a lack confidence in our social skills because our shyness causes
us to avoid precisely the kinds of situations that would help us learn to refine
our skills. Instead of getting better with time, we get worse through lack of
practice. Therefore, I strongly recommend that whatever program you choose
include an element of social skills training or practice".
Click here for her Tips in
Overcoming Shyness
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