Scientists have found the gene for shyness. They would have found it years ago, but it was hiding behind a couple of other genes.
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Shyness is invariably a suppression of something. It's almost a fear of what you're capable of.
Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people.
The level of shyness has gone up dramatically in the last decade. I think shyness is an index of social pathology rather than a pathology of the individual.
Shyness is just egoism out of its depth.
Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree.
At the root of the shy temperament is a deep fear of social judgment, one so severe it can sometimes be crippling. Introverted people don't worry unduly about whether they'll be found wanting, they just find too much socializing exhausting and would prefer either to be alone or in the company of a select few people.
Shyness displays itself differently in me. I think it's more an awkwardness.
I've always been a shy person.
Shyness is about the fear of social judgments - at a job interview or a party you might be excessively worried about what people think of you. Whereas an introvert might not feel any of those things at all, they simply have the preference to be in a quieter setting.
I think the shyness one feels in childhood is often overcome with time. There are children who hide behind their parents' legs, but you don't see grown-ups hiding behind people. It just doesn't happen. I mean, not that often. People develop social skills over time.
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