The Misery of Shyness
Guidance for Reciting
Shyness is a negative personality，but can it be completely eliminated，or at least reduced？This passage will help you overcome shyness.
Are you familiar with the following situations？Your hands are sweating，the heart pounding，the mouth as dry as the Sahara. However hard you try，you still cannot get your feet to move toward a roomful of strangers and make a good impression on them. When asked to give your point of view，you remain silent for fear of“sounding stupid.”If you know these situations well，then you might be one of the people who usually describe themselves shy.
Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. It is an unpleasant feeling usually going hand in hand with self-consciousness，self-doubts，and a lack of self-esteem. Shy people，being too critical of themselves and wanting themselves to be perfect，tend to put all their weaknesses under a microscope，and they believe others will do the same. Thus，they dare not show their true colors. They doubt that they are worth praising；what's worse，they isolate themselves from people. Fortunately，with patient and determined effort，people can overcome shyness and live a happy life.
羞怯的痛苦
诵读导言
羞怯是一种消极的个性，那么它能被根除，或者至少能减少些吗？阅读本文将有助于你克服羞怯心理！
你对以下这些情形感到熟悉吗？你的手心出汗，心怦怦直跳，嘴巴像撒哈拉沙漠一样干燥。无论多么努力，你仍旧不好意思出现在一屋子的陌生人面前给他们留下好印象。当被问到自己的观点时，你因为害怕被评价为“听起来很愚蠢”而保持沉默。如果你经常遇到这样的情况，那么你就属于那种自认为害羞的人。
对许多人来说，害羞是导致诸多不快乐的原因。害羞这种不快乐的感觉经常和不自然、自我怀疑以及缺乏自尊这些感觉形影相随。羞怯的人对自己过于苛刻并且追求完美，往往放大他们的缺点并且认为其他人也这样做。这样一来，他们害怕暴露真实的自己。他们怀疑自己是否值得被赞扬，甚至把自己与人群隔离开来。好在只要有足够的耐心和坚持不懈的努力，人们就能够克服羞怯、开心起来。
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