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Is Shyness an illness?
Do histories of humiliation lead to Shyness?
Is a shy person insecure?




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Is Shyness an illness?


From a health standpoint and from a psychiatric perspective, shyness is not a disease but a rather common occurrence which brings no harm to a person.

On the other hand, Social Phobia / Social Anxiety and Avoidance Personality are classified by Psychiatry as mental disorder because they cause much suffering and result in a reduction in the quality of life. However, many specialists see them as more serious forms of Shyness.



Do histories of humiliation lead to Shyness?


Generally they do. However, it may be that some factor will contribute in such a way that resentment, generated by humiliation–such as humiliating public spankings–may lead the person to a pathway away from Shyness. For example, they may go on to become aggresive in contacts.



Is a shy person insecure?


A shy person is not always insecure. I do not like the term "insecurity" because it is vague and can be described in several different ways. In spite of that, it can be said that a certain shy person appears insecure in some situations. Another one becomes temporarily insecure in some situations. Yet another feels a discomfort so mild that it cannot be labeled as insecurity. Another individual is extremely confident and efficient in many areas and is disturbed only in certain interpersonal contacts.




Articles on Social Anxiety Disorder / Social Phobia and Shyness:

Basic Articles:

Self-Concept/Self- Actualization – Shyness Nucleus

Self-concept, Body Image, Self-depreciation and Shyness

Shyness and Social Anxiety Disorder: Neurophysiological Approach

Shyness Articles:

What Is Shyness? Fear, Anxiety, Anguish?

Questions and Answers on Shyness

Humiliation Stories, School Spankings: Examples of Shyness Causes

Social Anxiety Disorder Articles:

Social Anxiety Disorder: What It Is, The Anxiety Attack Symptoms

Social Anxiety Attacks: Incidence, Onset, History, Evolution

Social Phobia / Anxiety Disorder: Treatment

Social Phobia / Anxiety Disorder: Differential Diagnosis

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Medications in Social Phobia: Side Effects

Antidepressants Tricyclics: Side Effects

Metabolic Pathways Individual Differences and Medications Side Effects

Genetic Changes: Medications Side Effects

First Line Antidepressants - Side Effects
Social Anxiety and Shyness Articles:

Panic Disorder, Shyness, Social Phobia - Differences

Why Self-Help in Shyness and Social Anxiety Disorder / Social Phobia Doesn�t Help You

Shyness and Social Anxiety Disorder: Medication Action

Facial Blushing, Redness of the Face, Ears and Neck

Psychoses, Shyness and Social Phobia


social anxiety disorder, overcoming Shyness


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