Shy Person: Are you a shy person or were you shy before?

Hi annierose, I am shy until I get to know you and I feel at ease with that person. Take care Snow

Hi annie!! I'm shy when I'm shy... I don't know. I usually choose people who I want to show who the real me is but most of the time I am what I am. shy may not be the right word for ME.I think I'm just being careful of how I act on people especially for those whom I don't know much. They might misinterpret how I'm acting.

Some ways a people can overcome shyness is to get involved with activities or organizations with people they have something in common with. Common interests are important.

I'm still a bit shy, but not as much as I use to be. I can talk to people now, but I'm not the kind of guy that's going to walk into a room, and just start running my mouth. I don't have that big of an ego, that I would think that I could just start talking, and people would actually care. But like I said I'm getting better. When I was younger I was really shy. Especially if a girl was talking to me. I would just turn my head away, or shake my head alot. lol. Or I would hide behind my dad. And I only talk to people that I know really well. I almost whisper to them so that no one else can hear, and if someone walks up I'll stop talking. To overcome shyness you just need a good friend. Someone to introduce you to people, and get them asking you questions that aren't too personal. But not putting you on the spot. I think its good to be a little shy though. I won't give up my shyness completely. It keeps me from saying stupid things, or acting like an idiot and embarrassing myself in front of everyone.

I'm going to use the word "timidity" instead of shyness. I found out from the book, Emotional Intelligence, that timidity has a physiological explanation. Timid people are born with a brain chemistry that makes them sensitive to the slightest surge in adrenaline. This makes their hearts beat faster when confronted with unfamiliar situations or any kind of stress. When this happens, the timid person will be quiet because brain activity (i.e., thoughts flooding his brain) will be interfering with his ability to speak. According to the author, children will overcome this as they grow up. I don't really know about that because up to now, I still have this situations when my heart will start racing and I am in a fight or flight situation. Now that I'm aware of this condition and because I'm familiar with most things that agitate me or frighten me, I can bring it under control. Anyway, shyness or timidity, it's a brain thing.

Hi, I was a shy person and still am but not that much as compared to before. And what is it that helped in reducing it? Well whenever u are starting to feel shy just remember three sentences: live life to the fullest, just do it and do the thing that scares u the most.

yes i was very shy a long time ago because my father and brother used me and killed my self confidence but then my mother's mother (grand mother) told me very simple thing that changed me forever she simply said "dont think" at first i didnt get what she is saying but then i found out what is the meaning of her words. now when i am among people i think i am alone and (or) all of the people are like me. i can even go out naked because i dont care if any one is looking at me or not. THANK YOU DEAR GRAND MOTHER.

Those people who are shy never to express their self because they are afraid of committing mistakes. Shy person is inborn and still they are inhibiting to it until they have grown up.I have observed it in my children who are shy to speak in front of any strangers or in my neighborhood. Shyness or timidity is happening to any one who by their own thinking cannot express what they want in public.But shyness can be controlled by being bold enough and courage to change. Brave enough to face the reality that every one is subject to ultimate change of life whether we like it or not.

I'm not a social person, sometimes introverted, especially in a group discussion. I always prefer listening to talking, in fact, I don't have much to say, no matter in a group of foreigners or with the people who speaks my mother tongue. But when there are less than three people, I can talk freely.

i used to be a shy person when i was a high school student but i break myself to be more outgoing cause we can not live in this world alone

I cannot say that I was a shy kid and I cannot say that I was an outgoing personality, either. I was a reserved kid and I am still to these dates. Getting into a new situation, I will be a silent figure. It is not because I am shy, it is more because I am observing and getting to know my environment. After sometimes, I will know how to speak to this guy and how to speak to that girl. How to behave around this group and how not to offend another group. I can be a morally good woman with this man, and I can be a total tease with another. Sometimes I think I am like a chameleon. I assess the new situation around me and play the part well.

I wouldn't say I am a shy person around family and people in general...But, my spouse definitely knows how to make me blush we have been together forever and I still feel shy around him that is so weird.....

hi there! one of the reasons why people are shy is personality, another is upbringing. to be shy is not abnormal. i am shy to most people and i learn to accept that fact. there is no need for me to "change" in a way change my personality. awareness is enough and from there you can adjust depending on the situation. i am shy but my work requires me to speak before people at times. i didn't try to overcome shyness, but i did study and understand what it is. now that i am aware, i can make adjustments. you can do it too.

I think it has something to do with the environment in which we grow up and I myself am good example. I am a very shy person but only to strangers and new acquaintances but when it comes to persons close to me or people with whom i am familiar with i am no longer shy. I think all of these resulted from the environment in which i grow up or rather because of me family background. i grow up in a family in which my parents are very strict with me when i was a small kid. They didn't allow me to go out to play with other kids. All that i can do is to stay at home to play with my siblings and as time went by, i become shy in front of strangers and not sociable. Even now i start working, i am still a shy person. I want to change it but it is not an easy job.

I'm quite a shy person at heart and I think this tends to affect me the most when I am with a group of people. I think that I am stuck in my ways but if truth be told I have happy and content with the way I am, I have found self-acceptance as it were! I think that if you are seriously shy as a person then this can place limitations on you in terms of moving forward and making progress in life. I'm sure the shyness also relates to lack of confidence in many situations. Still, I'm not overly bothered about this, I used to be but not now! I'm happy and content and I hope to remain happy and content for the rest of my life! Andrew

I have been known to be shy, but that was mainly out of fear. Fear of what others may respond to me. I can be out-spoken sometimes which can be a good trait, but it will usually get me in trouble. It depends on the situation. In fact, I would have to say over the years my shyness has developed into a more complex creature considering I've got years of bad things stacking up against me. If you ask me a question I generally will answer openly and honestly, but I'm not much of a conversation-starter.

hell0 there! well, years ago I was really very shy guy and I even wonder nowadays how could I be so shy then, but still can't find out. so it was when I still was at the high-school, between 8. and 12. grade- every time I went to school I always walked with the head down, just because I thought that all the people I walked by are watching at me and someones even laught at me. oit was so redicolous but it was true. everyday , when I went to school alone, without my friends, I tried to walk as fast as I can, just to pass by the people and reach the school faster so that no one can "look" at me. But it all has changed when I came in 12. grade- I suddenly realized that there was nothing scary about it and that actually no one is looking at me. then I got more "open" to the others and even found some new friends. nowadasy I am not shy at all, and I am even the "soul" of the company, among my friends. I always try to be funny, just because that's what I am- a person with a great sense of humor and I always try talk with all the people and look them straight in the eyes, and not with the head down. I am so happy that I could overcome this "phobia" and now I feel really much much better then that time, when I was a very shy student :)

overcame about shyness 1. its must be yours self 2. don't shy to ask to be sure 3. to read the books many successful people

Shyness is something which is born with a person. But by the way he/she is brought up it may or may not remain forever. If you are shy before than just to break the ice start talking to strangers. This will build in confidence and it will due course of time help you overcome shyness.

I'm an introvert by nature, whenever i'm with strangers or if I'm in a group disscussion, then my mind goes completely blank I cannot think of anything to say, I get really uncomfortable and usually say something that I don't mean or say something really embarrasing it's a real nightmare. But when I'm with my friends I'm ok. I can start conversations, dominate conversations but if a stranger comes into the fold then I revert back to not saying a word. Weird.