WHy are shy people intimidated by others?

Question

For example. a shy guy sees a beautiful women walking past him. In his head he may be thinking of what would be cool to happen with her but in reality he's so shy he'll turn away and not talk to her. Why does that happen? what makes a person shy? Is that like brain activity that does something?Is there a medical explanation for why some people are too shy why others will just walk up to a person. Is there an explanation from a medical standpoint like a part of the brain tells you that you can't react to that specific person for whatever reason?

Answer 1

haha. well when I do that which happens alllllll the time i'm usally scared deep down inside. Even though shes smiling at me I'm scared. Coarse everyone is different

Answer 2

They are mostly shy because they are afraid of what others thinks of them.

I think it's caused by the way they are raised as children, if their parents encouraged self esteem and socializing with others, and their experiences in school. Some parents shelter their kids and don't let them interact enough with others.

Self doubt and low self esteem can cause them to feel intimidated too.

Answer 3

fear of rejection  ...plain and simple

Answer 4

well im a very shy guy to be honest and well yea i dont know that happens alot to me : [ idk im just shy and its hard to over come it i mean if i know the person i open up more but just a random person i cant.. but if im in like a different state i can sometimes idk its confusing .. please help and answer my questions id really appreciate it : ]

Answer 5

They value other people's opinions more than they value their own

Answer 6

Im a shy person so i can maybe shed a little light on it for you.

From a personal perspective a person that is shy can be for many reasons,from mearly a fear of judgment from another or rejection or a dissatisfying result from a action him/her takes.

From a medical standpoint; there are actual phobias and actual problems that can result in a person being near incapable of communication with others; more so in any social atmosphere.

In any case;most shy people you see in life have no medial issue or phobia and are just naturaly shy and it is normal for anyone to become shy in different situations.The cure to it is all mental,not physical, so you can indeed fix your shyness through thought and techniques to ease what it is that causes your specific shyness.

Lastly,i would only think a person with a sever case of shyness would feel a feeling of intimidation from others; least in the context i think you mean:P

Answer 7

I'm shy because I've had a lot of people be negative/abusive towards me and I fear rejection.

Answer 8

The psychology of shyness can be quite complex. The shy individual may be suffering from a persistent nervous ailment like Social Anxiety Disorder or Generalized Anxiety Disorder or Attention Deficit Disorder. The shy person may observe that their object of affection has inscrutable eyes, which places a brick wall between infatuation and discovery. The environment that the shy person was raised in may also be a factor: If the shy person's parents were homebodies, the shy person may not possess adequate knowledge of common social interactions to achieve a required level of comfort to start talking to another person. The shy fellow may fear they will be inadequate socially and intellectually and will be made fun of. Most often, shyness is a result of insufficient experience in social situations. The detraction of inexperience may be exacerbated by a mental condition, such as those aforementioned.

Answer 9

its the simple fact that were afraid of being rejucted

Answer 10

siri might be rite. im extremely shy and i do not handle rejection good at all. my mother left me when i was 4 mons. old. i relate my rejection to that. its real. believe me you think you have hang-ups. you ought to be in my head. in my head i am awful. beat that.

Answer 11

Why do you think... because they can't intimidate themselves!

Answer 12

either they fear some sort of rejection or they don't know how to start up a conversation and keep it going, thus they get dejected before they even say hello. more psychological in my opinion