Shyness displays itself differently in me. I think it's more an awkwardness.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
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.
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 am essentially very shy. Which, I guess, is why I'm very good at not being shy.
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.
Let's say that, in reality, I'm basically very shy when it comes to men.
I've always been a shy person.
Honestly, I am a shy person.
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