Frequently Asked Questions on Shyness
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.
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