Word: shyness
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...their pet indulgences. His status as a cooler-than-cool pop-culture icon was solidified by his appearance (shades and all) in the pantheon of heroes that populate the cover of the "Sgt. Pepper" album. Hill emphasizes that Southern created the "grand guy" persona to deal with an innate shyness; Southern's collaborator Nelson Lyon is quoted as saying that as Southern grew older, he became a victim of his alter ego, "trapped in the cliches and hip jargon" that defined him in the eyes of friends and colleagues...
...tricky issue. Let's start by defining a few terms. Every child has his share of worries--those first-day-of-school jitters, shyness around strangers, fear of dogs or Ferris wheels. But severe social anxieties, which afflict 5% to 10% of children, are something else. These kids have anxieties that far exceed normal bounds. Fear overtakes them; they can't sleep alone, can't separate from their parents, can't bear to go to school, can't make or keep friends...
Parents who wonder whether their child has an anxiety disorder that warrants treatment should look for such signs as debilitating shyness, unwillingness to leave home or irrational fears that don't go away. Dr. Richard Harding, president of the American Psychiatric Association, counsels that a well-trained physician should be involved in any diagnosis. "Families should try psychotherapy first," he suggests. "This drug is for children who are disabled by their symptoms...
That streak, though, hardened over a short number of years into smart, unapologetic professionalism. By 1979 he had won NASCAR's rookie-of-the-year honor, and just a year later captured his first Winston Cup championship. And with every victory he slowly overcame considerable shyness, learning to speak for himself rather than let his car do the talking...
...fashionable to be a press-shy celebrity--to bemoan the loss of one's privacy while simultaneously courting the cameras at movie premieres and fashion shows. But Sade comes by her press shyness honestly. On the Chris Rock Show, she just sings her song and never says a word. Like a comet making its celestial rounds, she appears in the star-studded celebrity heavens infrequently and almost only when she has new songs to perform...