The Science Behind Why Some of Us Are Shy

Eley says that there may be evolutionary reasons for people to develop shy personality traits. She says that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is the most effective psychological therapy for people who have shyness and social anxiety. “I think the main lesson,” says Sun, “is that it’s probably too much to ask introverted or very shy people to act extroverted as much as they can for an entire week [but they] might consider acting extroverted on fewer occasions.”

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