Shyness Navigator Gifts

Socially awkward shipwrecks.

"It seems my fear of death has been replaced by my fear of politics."

"I think I'm having pre-traumatic stress disorder."

"How to talk to people" "Make them rue the day"

"But what if this is all there is?"

An Introvert's Guide to Surviving a Party

Bashful Royal Guard

"Autumn already? O.K., I'll come down."

We bonded over a shared lack of assertiveness. Vive la diffidence!

Never being able to think of the right thing to say at the right time phobia.

"Your empathy is making it hard to breathe."

The Shy Nudist Camp.

"He wouldn't let me in, he wouldn't let me stay, he wouldn't let me out."

People looking worried, sad and angry wait at the Emotional Baggage Carousel

"I'm doing my part to conserve electricity."

'Your, 'Never can come out in public' session is over. After I leave the room, you come out and slink away!'

"Try to play with a kid whose parent isn't too chatty."

"Brenda's always been a bit of a worrier."

'Today our special guest is Pamela, who will be telling us what it's like to have an extreme fear of being in the dark. To protect her identity we've placed her in a darkened studio.'

'. . . You seem to have a strange obsession with shyness and safe sex. . .'

"No, I don't want a glass of water, but I'm worried that I might want one."

Herman likes to stay in his comfort zone.

"She's not very good at defending herself, but she does very well at identifying her feelings."

'You've cut me off. So how can I find my cheque book in the dark?'

"Hello... I will be your instructor for this assertiveness training course... that is... I mean... if you don't mind!"

A worrying future

"He isn't afraid of everything, yet, but we're getting close."

'...that isn't clever and it isn't funny!'

'You say that you'd hate to be up there in a plane? I'd hate to be there without one!'

"I like worrying about the future. I'm so busy I don't regret the past."

Worry about everything that might happen/Me/Be ready for nothing that does happen.

"We couldn't find an introvert who was willing to take part."

'Don't mind Ken, he's a bit shy around new people.'

'Tell me how you developed this shyness.'

"Try not to anticipate trouble, Miss Mead."