Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Being an introvert and being shy often get lumped together — and in truth, they do share some similarities — but experts explain ...

Shyness and introversion have long been confused. Some people who are introverted resent being called shy, and vice versa. Others use the two terms interchangeably. Yet many psychologists argue that ...

When I wrote A Quiet Rant on Shyness and Introversion, I was a little nervous to publish it. I knew there would be reactions, and I’m not one who likes to generate controversy. My intent was to call ...

Shyness, introversion and social anxiety are terms that have long been confused. While social anxiety is a clinical diagnosis, introversion and/or shyness can actually be an aspect of one’s ...

Are introversion and shyness the same thing? When I interviewed Wellesley College psychologist Jonathan Cheek, he said it depends on who you ask. So I next asked Louis A. Schmidt, director of the ...

I'd say I'm, like, 65% introverted. To my close friends, that kind of statement makes sense. I'm a homebody most of the time, but throw me into a quiet social gathering where interesting conversation ...

If you Google “famous introverts,” you’ll get an interesting list of luminaries: Albert Einstein, Rosa Parks, Bill Gates, Steven Spielberg, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Gore, Marissa Mayer, Abraham Lincoln, ...

Scientists have spotted a gene linked to shyness in children and introversion in adults. Variations in that gene may also make social anxiety disorder and other anxiety disorders more likely, but more ...

I felt my four-year-old grab my pants, her little arms circled tightly around my leg. She stared at the ground as I again asked her to “say hi to mommy’s friend.” My stomach clenched and I felt that ...

Shyness, introversion and social anxiety are terms that have long been confused. While social anxiety is a clinical diagnosis, introversion and/or shyness can actually be an aspect of one’s ...