Are there benefits of being shy? Let's talk about it... I was quite shy as a little girl, and that certainly didn't change as I got older. I could easily spend hours upon hours in my room playing "pretend" in the company of my dolls and teddy bears. As an adult, I preferred a movie outing alone rather than dinner with friends. As a kid, I think a lot of people took my shyness as weakness. In fact, most people thought of me as the "sweet little girl." But I'll have you know that I got into a … [Read more...]