Shyness

[Tristan]

Apart from practicing EE, and other techniques, and thus improving the vagal tone, and consequently the connection with others. There are several threads with information about it in the forum if you use the search engine function.

Also through improving the gut microbiota you can enhance the results.

New Hope for Social Anxiety Disorder

Social anxiety disorder can keep people from enjoying a normal life. A newly discovered connection to gut microbes provides some hope for improvement.

www.psychologytoday.com

The gut microbiome in social anxiety disorder: evidence of altered composition and function - Translational Psychiatry

The microbiome-gut-brain axis plays a role in anxiety, the stress response and social development, and is of growing interest in neuropsychiatric conditions. The gut microbiota shows compositional alterations in a variety of psychiatric disorders including depression, generalised anxiety...

www.nature.com

 

[Anthony]

Just happened to find an essay from Dr Johnson on the topic:

No cause more frequently produces bashfulness than too high an opinion of our own importance. He that imagines an assembly filled with his merit, panting with expectation, and hushed with attention, easily terrifies himself with the dread of disappointing them, and strains his imagination in pursuit of something that may vindicate the veracity of fame, and shew that his reputation was not gained by chance. He considers that what he shall say or do will never be forgotten; that renown or infamy is suspended upon every syllable, and that nothing ought to fall from him which will not bear the test of time. Under such solicitude, who can wonder that the mind is overwhelmed, and, by struggling with attempts above her strength, quickly sinks into languishment and despondency?

The most useful medicines are often unpleasing to the taste. Those who are oppressed by their own reputation, will, perhaps, not be comforted by hearing that their cares are unnecessary. But the truth is, that no man is much regarded by the rest of the world. He that considers how little he dwells upon the condition of others, will learn how little the attention of others is attracted by himself. While we see multitudes passing before us, of whom, perhaps, not one appears to deserve our notice, or excite our sympathy, we should remember, that we likewise are lost in the same throng; that the eye which happens to glance upon us is turned in a moment on him that follows us, and that the utmost which we can reasonably hope or fear is, to fill a vacant hour with prattle, and be forgotten.

In similar vein, I remember something that I read from Roger Scruton a while back: "I was taught that shyness is not a virtue but a defect, and that it comes from placing too high a value on yourself – a value that forbids you to risk yourself in the encounter with others."

It's hard to pin it down to self-importance only, but there's definitely much truth to what they say.

 

[Jimmy Ssaz]

Just happened to find an essay from Dr Johnson on the topic:



In similar vein, I remember something that I read from Roger Scruton a while back: "I was taught that shyness is not a virtue but a defect, and that it comes from placing too high a value on yourself – a value that forbids you to risk yourself in the encounter with others."

It's hard to pin it down to self-importance only, but there's definitely much truth to what they say.

It's like being in Laura's presence and start stuttering, sweating and turning red and saying hello Laura I'd like to give you a bone...and Laura says what? And I say heee I say give you a hug...even you don't think well and you get nervous and don't know what you're saying but shyness is not so bad it helps you feel alive you feel more alive.
Thank you

 

[Jimmy Ssaz]

Apart from practicing EE, and other techniques, and thus improving the vagal tone, and consequently the connection with others. There are several threads with information about it in the forum if you use the search engine function.

Also through improving the gut microbiota you can enhance the results.

New Hope for Social Anxiety Disorder

Social anxiety disorder can keep people from enjoying a normal life. A newly discovered connection to gut microbes provides some hope for improvement.

www.psychologytoday.com

The gut microbiome in social anxiety disorder: evidence of altered composition and function - Translational Psychiatry

The microbiome-gut-brain axis plays a role in anxiety, the stress response and social development, and is of growing interest in neuropsychiatric conditions. The gut microbiota shows compositional alterations in a variety of psychiatric disorders including depression, generalised anxiety...

www.nature.com

Thank you very much that will be a great help