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My wife calls shyness a form of selfishness, as we decide not to share of ourselves with others.
by mooneater 18y ago
My wife calls shyness a form of selfishness, as we decide not to share of ourselves with others.
- olavk 18y agoIt is probably not a good strategy to blame yourself of being selfish if you are already shy, since that will just hurt your self-evaluation and make you more shy. Better to realize that other (including non-shy) people are just as self-absorbed as you are, and therefore wont bother to judge you - they are far to busy judging themselves and wondering how other people will judge them! :)
- bdotdub 18y agoPersonally, I disagree. It's more of a form of self defense to prevent ourselves from getting hurt. I feel like a lot of shyness comes from being afraid showing people our true selves and being ridiculed or criticized for it.