Shyness

How to Help the Homeless If You're Shy

Nadia Gomos | Posted 05.07.2012

Nadia Gomos

I think every person could find at least one thing they can do here to not only help the homeless but help your confidence at the same time.

My Daughter's Shyness -- Painful For Her, Or For Me?

Amy Ettinger | Posted 04.17.2012

Amy Ettinger

I want my daughter to be "normal" much more than I ever thought. You would think that coming from a family of shy people would make me more patient. In fact, it's just the opposite since I know what's at stake.

WATCH: How To Get Over Shyness, From Tony Robbins

Posted 05.30.2012

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I'm Not Shy

Jessica Tucker | Posted 04.15.2012

Jessica Tucker

In a society that focuses more on how loud we're speaking than on what we're actually saying, being an introvert is no cupcake.

Be More Interested Than Interesting -- Overcoming Holiday Shyness

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 02.21.2012

Mark Goulston, M.D.

Despite all the writing, speaking and networking I do, I am quite shy. One of the reasons I push myself to be "out there" is that I think if I stopped all such activities for three months, I would revert back to the introvert that still lives within.

3 Critical Career Advancement Strategies for Introverts in Business

Lisa Petrilli | Posted 01.31.2012

Lisa Petrilli

Early on in my corporate career, there was a retirement party for one of the executives at my company. As an introvert, I was afraid to go.

Measuring The 'Social' In Social Networking

Wray Herbert | Posted 01.10.2012

Wray Herbert

Facebook is a social lubricant for many of its 500 million users, facilitating fast and effortless and widespread connection. But does this innovative technology actually change the quality and texture of relationships?

Is It Shyness -- Or Social Phobia?

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 12.17.2011

WASHINGTON — Does your teen show normal nerves about the weekend party, or always stay home? Nearly half of teenagers say they're shy, perhaps ...

What Is It About the Italians?

Jinny Ditzler | Posted 09.12.2011

Jinny Ditzler

For a country with ostensibly similar values to the US, Italy is a world away from the hustle of home.

Successful Communication Tips For Introverts

Tamar Melissa C. Huggins | Posted 08.21.2011

Tamar Melissa C. Huggins

Let's face it, you need to network in this economy in order to get (or keep) the perfect job; but sometimes it looks as though the social individuals (extraverts) are the only ones moving ahead.

Overcoming Shyness

Isha Judd | Posted 11.17.2011

Isha Judd

The only thing you need do is find security within yourself -- to reach the point where what you think of yourself becomes more important than any external opinion.

Just Listen - Overcoming Holiday Shyness

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Mark Goulston, M.D.

If you become that person who is more interested in others than in being interesting and invite others to share their feelings, thoughts and actions then you too can overcome your shyness.

Fly Where I Can't Hold You

Molly Magid Hoagland | Posted 11.17.2011

Molly Magid Hoagland

The imbalance of young childhood must be infuriating. They are so engaged and single-minded, so wholly entwined with us grownups, while we are distracted by our separate lives in the wide world.

Sophisticated Lady's Friendship Conundrum

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Irene S. Levine

Just because two female friends are close doesn't mean that their spouses will feel the same way about one another.

10 Ways To Overcome Shyness

DivineCaroline.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Can you remember the last time you stepped into a room full of strangers and felt that self-conscious and awkward feeling rush over you? Or wanting to...

Has Science Found A Cure For Shyness?

Time | M.J. Stephey | Posted 11.17.2011

Time magazine is reporting that scientists may have found a cure for shyness. Known as oxytocin (not to be confused with the painkiller OxyContin), ...

Is Shyness An Illness?

BBC | Anna Buckley | Posted 11.17.2011

Most of us are shy to some degree, but acute shyness is one of the most under-recognised mental health problems of the modern age, say some. So when i...