Severe shyness disorder (which I use to mean real severe shyness) understandably enough, can lead to depression. The world over suffers from it; depression appears to be one of the more common forms of mental illness. It is one thing to be very shy, but must we endure depression as well? Are there ways to […]
Author: Helen
My Video Understanding and Overcoming Shyness
Videographer Bruce Childress filmed and edited a talk I gave at the Kennebunk Library. He placed it on YouTube and it’s also on my website. All kinds of doors open out to the public, but perhaps digital ones nowadays loom over anything else. In many ways this […]
Disorder (How I Came to Call Extreme Shyness “Severe Shyness Disorder)
Who hasn’t felt shy at some point? The vast majority have. It is somewhat safe to presume that, since they’ve experienced it, they think they know what it is and how to overcome it. People especially report feeling shy at a party or before giving a speech. The latter would be more appropriately called stage […]
Momentum
Momentum, yes! Yesterday I learned I will give a lecture at the Brick Store Museum, the 80 year old renowned Kennebunk area historical organization with a wide outreach. I am more than delighted! In preparing for it over the summer, I hope to find a shy person or two or more in the annals […]
May 2016
May connects April and June; one is the end of winter, one the beginning of summer. Pale lime green and light reddish brown foliage grows on trees. Everyone obliterates the tranquil joys of winter and prepares for the onslaught of summer frenzy. S3 is busy. It added several articles to its resources and announced all […]