• Shyness is similar to the Avoidant Personality and is a lifelong pattern of behavior pattern characterized by
  traits.
• 10% of the population has the Behavior Inhibition Gene (BIG.) It causes serotonin deficiency in certain brain
  centers that control behavioral areas dealing with emotional sensitivity.
  
• Shys have severe feelings of self-consciousness in social situations
  
• Shys worry constantly about small issues, especially where they perceive they have made mistakes. They
  have 20 or 30 thoughts for every thought that a Non-Shy will have, e.g. the hurts, the loves, the hates, the ins,
  the outs, the ups, the downs, the lusts, the everythings. They obsessively "Count the Angels Dancing on the
  Head Of A Pin."
  
• Shys can either be PUBLICLY SHY or PRIVATELY SHY.
  
• Shys make excuses and rationalize their behavior so as to avoid the pain of accepting the pain of criticism by
  others. Their inertia doesn't allow them to "turn on a dime" their position.
  
• Shys "Walk rather than Talk." They move less in class and dread getting up in front of the class to recite.
  
• Shys are quilt and shame ridden for real or imagined wrongs or mis-steps they have committed.
  
• Shys resist change and are driven by INERTIA. They keep doing the same inefficient faulty behavior
  because they don't like change. They have a stubborn streak.
  
• Shys develop quirky habits to relieve emotional pain. These quirky traits can become pathological and
  mental or emotional conditions.
  
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  
• Sexual Paraphilias and Perversions
  
• Alcoholism and Drug Abuse and Addiction
  
• Gambling and other Addictions
  
• Sneakiness and inclinations toward Kleptomania
  
• Shys have an "ON STAGE" personality that allows them to "shine" when they have control are in charge or
  when they are on the "high ground."
  
• Shys are often misunderstood and are often thought to be "moody," "quirky," "cold," "distant," "stuck
  up," "selfish," "neurotic," "odd," "aloof," "poised," -- and worse!
  
• There are several degrees of shyness. They include:
  
• Love Shy -- Virginal; No personal interaction
  
• Painfully Shy -- Interacts little, but it is extremely difficult
  
• Privately Shy -- Possesses an On-Stage personality in social situations
  
• Publicly Shy -- Quiet in social situations, relates better one-on-one
  
• Pleasantly Shy -- Relates socially and personally, yet is still inhibited
  
• Debilitatingly Shy -- Cannot function in the world of people.
  
• Miserably Shy -- Morbidly unhappy and depressed over loneliness. May seek psychiatric help for the
  
• Depression. Anti-depressants, especially Serotonin restorers, will help.
  
• Wallfower Shy -- Publicly shy person who looks and acts shy.
  
• Work Shy -- Has a difficult adjustment to the workplace because of shyness.
  
• Shyness Therapy Includes Several Approaches. They Include:
  
• Reading Shyness oriented Self-Help Books
  
• Medicines such as Prozac that restore Serotonin (the culprit neurotransmitter that is low in some brain
  centers of the shy person with BIG.)
  
• Joining clubs and learning skills to build self-confidence and self-esteem.
  
• Getting out of your Comfort Zone and "doing what you don't want to do; and don't do what your do
  want to do." (Thus, Breaking Old Bad Habits and Replacing them with New Good Habits.)
  
• Find Therapy Groups of Shys and do: Practice Dating; Improvisational Theater; Behavior Modification
  
• Approaches with Self-Improvement
  
• Commit yourself to a life of acquiring and obtaining many accomplishments -- they are the building
  blocks of Self-Confidence Panic and Generalized Anxiety Disorders
  
• Diplomas
  
• Certifications
  
• Heroic and Charitable Actions