About shyness

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/mind/shyness-cure-health-mind-healing-advice-shy/

Extract

” It is also the case that every year at this time, at least one such individual contacts me to ask if I can ‘cure’ shyness.

That’s not possible, first because shyness is not a psychiatric disorder. Shy people suffer from anxiety when in social settings, and some may even become depressed as a result of their social difficulties. Nonetheless,shyness itself is simply a personality trait, not a psychological disorder, or illness. Second, shyness is a characteristic that appears to have a relatively heavy genetic loading. In other words, although shy people can learn ways to manage their anxiety, their shyness will usually remain.”