What are some contributing factors for shyness?

Answer 1

A majority of us are shy because we have had negative experience in our childhood, where after expressing our thoughts to either classmates or even your parents, you are ridiculed straight after. So from those experiences, your mind is in a state of negativity already. These thoughts if not forgotten can be built up over the years to your adulthood and as a result can lock your lips in most situations.

If you want to overcome this, you must first confront that fear. That day when you had the bad experience, the person you were speaking with might have had a bad day or he/she didn't realise that they were hurting you.

None of us are perfect, in fact the truth is far from it. Don't let what has happened in your past determine your future. Analyse what happened before and the most important thing you can do in the world is forgive that person. Without forgiveness you will be locked up in your own cell. Forgiveness releases your mind and allows you to move forward.

Being shy is detrimental to your life, you won't be able to fulfil your potential. You don't have to be the life of the party, but be an active communicator. The first step as described above is to realize your fear and if anyone has hurt you in the past, you must FORGIVE into order to move on.

Answer 2

Shyness can come from many different sources. It can come from one person's unpleasant experience when they were a child and they were told not to speak up by their parents or were teased a lot when they were young. This can stunt someone's communication skills and make them draw back.

Another factor contributing to shyness is that you have low self-esteem or low confidence. This will undeniably make the person be very quiet as he/she does not want to experience any more negativity to make themselves even more worse than they already are.