"Shyness" does it affect your life, how did you get over it,

Talk about shyness. If you looked up that word in the dictionary when I was a child you probably would've seen my picture! I was so shy. I was afraid of my own shadow. It was not until high school that I was able to overcome this. A 9th grade English class introduced me to speech. We had to make up speeches and recite them in front of the class. It gave me the confidence in myself that I had been missing.

I have been shy most of my life....in certain area's. It's hard for me to meet new people but once I have gotten to know them then the shyness disappears. If there is something that I am pretty knowledgable about then I am not shy....just depends on the situation. I think as your self esteem grows the shyness can go away.

I was very shy, till i got old..even had an inferiority complex, would not show my face to anyone..that affected my life, my studies..actually noone encouraged me to come out & face the world..but somehow i myself found the confidence when i became a mother..I think lack of confidence make one shy..we have to believe that we r not inferior to anyone, & we ourselves is special as an individual....

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Well as far as being shy is concerned m not a shy person..In fact I talk too much..lol..Ever since my childhood I have been a locquacious kid..If you just tell me to go and talk to a particular person whom I don't even know..I can immediately strike a conversation with that person..Many of my friends are shy in nature and I don't consider it as a problem but being shy has its disadvantages as you are too much confined to yourself..Being shy mostly affects when you are looking out for a job and you are not able to express yourself in front of the interviewer as you are shy and not confident of yourself..Being Shy is simply not having confidence in one self..To overcome shyness better start striking conversations with the persons you know and try to talk on various issues..being shy is never going to help you..

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Hi there and good morning Sherka,

In my high school years and the couple of years following, I was an extremely introverted shy guy...too embarrassed and shy to even ask a girl out, when I knew she liked me! Yeah, I was shy.
Then I joined the navy. I'm not saying the navy is in any way a cure for shyness, but just having the chance to get a fresh start somewhere and be a new different person gave me the resolve to show them I was a leader, not shy, and could really make a difference.
I can tell you that I'm no longer afraid to talk to girls anymore!:) But seriously, it has given me a self confidence that I would have otherwise not known...
Get a fresh start. Determine in your mind that you WILL be different, and exercise your willpower to make yourself change. That's what worked for me...

Hope you have a great day!

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i am 29 years old and i am shy don't know why maybe it was all the molesting i got when i was a child thats keeping me this way i don't want to be this way but i am .it affects becouse people see that your shy and want to take advantage of you. i need to get over it.

At school,I was very very shy.During class when the teacher asks any questions or
during any discussions I will sit there speechless.Most of the time I knew the answer,but the words wont come,and my heart will be beating so fast.Also when other kids are playing I try to avoid joining.All this changed when a new teacher came.
She was very kind and when she was giving out the term exam papers she asked me to read out one of the essays I had written because it was the best.She encouraged me to overcome the shyness.When I went to college,all my shyness was gone.Thank you for the discussion-it brought back so many memories.
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I have always been shy and i believe that it can effect your life in unpredictable ways.

Hi sherka.
I feel shy when i face the audience and get nervous ed. to overcome my shyness i simply close my eyes for a movement and try to send msgs to brain "Be Bold". It some times works for me.

Try working for a call center industry. (Just kidding) I used to be shy. I used to think I was ugly. I may be smart according to friends but I am no Ms. Popularity. I tend to shy away especially when I am in front of a guy. I basically do not know why but when I started working I began loving myself. I guess being congested with energetic people made my shyness go away. The next thing I knew I was out enjoying life. And I did not have to change my face.