People are sharing what it's like to grow up shy and it's the story of everyone's life
LONDON -- Growing up is hard. And, it's even harder when you're shy.
From blushing when someone talks to you to feeling anxious about speaking up in class; being shy at school can be a crippling experience.
Shyness isn't all that uncommon. A 20-year analysis of research found that 62% of people experience shyness on a daily basis.
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People are taking to Twitter to share their experiences of what it's like to be a shy adolescent using the hashtag #GrowingUpShy. And it might just be the most relatable hashtag ever.
From tales of blushing
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To the perils of audience participation
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Not to mention having to talk in class
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And interacting with other people
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And let's not get started on needing to cough or blow your nose in public
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Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
