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Originally Posted by Bliss Sage  Hello Rich,
Well, you have quite a negative approach to being shy. I am shy too, but not as shy as I used to be when I was young. I am more inclined to be thankful for my shyness, as when I was in high school, I was perpetually infatuated from a distance with some self-loving jock and I am quite sure that my shyness spared me from a lot of pain and in some cases humiliation as well. I missed out on nothing and I am glad I never had the nerve to talk to one of them. And today, if only I had stayed as shy as I was in high school, I would have spared myself immeasurable suffering  . |
Bliss, Shyness is a form of self-defense. We are afraid of getting hurt so our mind protects us by activating "social anxiety". I guess we'll never know what will happen if we were less shy. We can speculate but we won't know for sure...
I'm not saying that shyness is always bad. Some people are attracted to shyness actually. =) I'm just wondering out loud because the movie I mentioned about (Adaptation) really made me think...