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Shyness
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A lack of confidence is often [blank] to something we call shyness. But beneath shyness, there may lie something more surprising, [blank] and poignant. We suffer from a suspicion of ourselves that gives us a sense that other people will always have [blank] reasons to dislike us, to think ill of us, to [blank] our motives and to mock us.
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A lack of confidence is often put down to something we call shyness. But beneath shyness, there may lie something more surprising, pernicious and poignant. We suffer from a suspicion of ourselves that gives us a sense that other people will always have sufficient reasons to dislike us, to think ill of us, to question our motives and to mock us.
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