but it can stop you from doing all the things in life you'd like to....
The Rewards of Being Shy -- Hochman 2006 (613): 3 -- ScienceNOW : Shy people may be quiet, but there's a lot going on in their heads. When they encounter a frightening or unfamiliar situation--meeting someone new, for example--a brain region responsible for negative emotions goes into overdrive. But new research indicates that shy people may be more sensitive to all sorts of stimuli, not just frightening ones.Frightened is a word too loaded with connotation, but there certainly some germ of a truth here. There are plenty of situations where my mind circles endlessly around the negative consequences of a particular choice or action, especially in the context of social situations. If I am required to speak in public to strangers, I can usually psyche myself up, create an actor's screen-play to work from, and nobody really knows what goes on inside of my head. However, give me a joint or two at a party of friends/acquaintances, and forget it. My brain becomes so hyperactive that I don't want to waste effort making my tongue move: I'd rather go off in the corner and work on Fibonacci number sequences, figuratively at least, unless the pot is really good in which case I'll be calculating PI. Wine is a much better social lubricant for me.
This concludes the confessional portion of the album.
