Shyness

Shyness is a curious thing, because, like quicksand, it can strike people at any time, and also, like quicksand, it usually makes its victims look down.

Excerpt: The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket 2000

"Scientists Find Childbirth Wonder Drug That Can 'Cure' Shyness" -- headline, Evening Standard (London), June 22

'Did I Mention He's Black?' 2008

"Shyness" is strongest when it recounts how this state of affairs came to pass.

Diagnosis: Diffident 2007

If only the author of "Shyness" had been a bit more bashful.

Diagnosis: Diffident 2007

Shyness is fed by thoughts of self-criticism, often instilled by a judgmental or authoritarian figure in our past who made us feel like less than we were.

Isha Judd: Overcoming Shyness Isha Judd 2011

The studies, with titles such as "The Influence of Shyness on the Use of Facebook" and "Shyness and Online Social Networking Services," grapple with an important question: Can the Age of Oversharing bring the shy and lonely out of their cocoons?

Can Facebook help overcome shyness? Michael S. Rosenwald 2011

Shyness is often masked as disinterest or indifference, yet its root is much deeper.

Isha Judd: Overcoming Shyness Isha Judd 2011

The studies, with titles such as "The Influence of Shyness on the Use of Facebook" and "Shyness and Online Social Networking Services," grapple with an important question: Can the Age of Oversharing bring the shy and lonely out of their cocoons?

Can Facebook help overcome shyness? Michael S. Rosenwald 2011

Shyness is often masked as disinterest or indifference, yet its root is much deeper.

Isha Judd: Overcoming Shyness Isha Judd 2011

Shyness is fed by thoughts of self-criticism, often instilled by a judgmental or authoritarian figure in our past who made us feel like less than we were.

Isha Judd: Overcoming Shyness Isha Judd 2011