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My story was all too typical. I was the middle child in a family of 5. As far back as I could remember, I was painfully shy and self-conscious. I was the least athletic, and the least academically gifted of my family and this has always undermined my self-worth.
Posted: 2010-07-15
Category: Health & Fitness
There have always been many self-help methods available for people seeking to overcome their shyness and social anxiety. But visualization remains as one of the most effective, and most widely tried, method among therapists and lay people alike.
Posted: 2010-07-12
Category: Anxiety
Some people may blame the internet for the increasing social isolation that people suffer from nowadays. Some studies even suggest that the internet has created a world where people get more and more introverted, while they are more sociable online. This online sociability has been coined the term "electronic extroversion". If you are reading this article, you probably use the internet for many purposes: information, entertainment, and advice among others.
Posted: 2010-07-09
Category: Health & Fitness
If you are a shy male, you know how difficult life can be if you do not overcome your shyness because being brave and daring are considered among the highly esteemed desirable male qualities. And if you are a shy female, you know how frustrating it can be to make friends and even find an ideal mate.
Posted: 2010-07-07
Category: Health & Fitness
While social anxiety and isolation are painful for those who suffer from it, it is important to make a distinction between shyness, and simply having a quiet disposition—especially in children and teenagers. Because mislabeling someone as "shy", especially in the beginning of their lives could have very serious and troubling consequences. It tends to become s self-fulfilling prophecy. Someone who is labeled "quiet" is usually not affected, nor offended, by the label.
Posted: 2010-07-05
Category: Health & Fitness
Many parents show concern over their children's shyness. A shy child, who is not overly shy, maybe cute; but there's always the fear that he will develop into an adult that suffers from excessive shyness and social anxiety. So let us examine whether shy children invariably develop into socially anxious adult or not?
Posted: 2010-07-01
Category: Anxiety
The answer in a nutshell is simply yes. Exercise can reduce social anxiety and alleviate shyness. If this seems a bit farfetched to you, it is important that you read this enlightening article to see how exercise could be the miracle cure that could help you kiss your shyness goodbye.
Posted: 2010-06-29
Category: Health & Fitness
While it is not a very commonly known fact to people, poor body image does affect our social performance. Poor body image can wreck havoc on our self-esteem; and this may reflect as shyness and anxiety in social situations. Improving one's self-concept is definitely one of the necessary steps in conquering shyness and social anxiety.
Posted: 2010-06-28
Category: Health & Fitness
Sometimes having a shy child can be heart-breaking for parents, and a source of distress for the whole family. Because a child's "job" is to play, have fun, and socialize, social anxiety and shyness can have various negative effects on their long-term social skills, and also on their happiness in the short-term.
Posted: 2010-06-24
Category: Anxiety
Often, teachers feel powerless in front of a very sweet, yet painfully shy, child. The shy child who suffers from social anxiety feels isolated during playtime. In class, the child never speaks up, even if they know the answer. During presentations and show-and-tell, socially anxious children have a very hard time. They are almost always incapacitated by their social anxiety and are unable to convey the information they already know, or even display the work they have prepared.
Posted: 2010-06-22
Category: Health & Fitness
Children nowadays are under a lot of societal pressures. A shy or socially anxious child has no place on the playground. Children, as young as kindergarten, are expected to be super achievers in school, sports, be popular and also have many friends. These ideals are becoming increasingly difficult to achieve in part due to popular media, and the demand for perfections it places on kids. In a child's world, shyness translates to geekiness and awkwardness.
Posted: 2010-06-20
Category: Health & Fitness
Shyness has been looked down upon in our culture. To be shy is equivalent to being publicly incapacitated. But is it true that all shy people suffer from social anxiety? The answer is simply no. Some people are withdrawn and "shy" by nature, others, however, experience anxiety in social situations. The latter group definitely benefit from reducing their shyness and consequently their social anxiety.
Posted: 2010-06-17
Category: Health & Fitness
