Painful Shyness
In Children And Adults

Avoidance or Inhibition Creates Problems for the Painfully Shy and for Those Around Them

Avoidance and inhibition include:

• Canceling social events at the last moment
• Avoiding situations that provide positive social interaction
• Few or no friends
• Avoidance of activities that are otherwise pleasurable
• Passivity, pessimism and low self-esteem
• Friends, family members, teachers, or mentors are concerned
• Excessive computer use that is not social in nature, and is without face to face contact with others

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