Shyness Questionnaire
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1. Questions about shyness

1. About you: Age? Gender? Nationality? Relationship status? Highest educational qualification? Profession/most recent job?

About you: Age? Gender? Nationality? Relationship status? Highest educational qualification? Profession/most recent job?

2. Can you describe your earliest memory(s) of feeling shy? Where were you, what were you doing, how did you feel?

Can you describe your earliest memory(s) of feeling shy? Where were you, what were you doing, how did you feel?

3. Were/are your parents shy? How did they deal with your shyness? If you have children, would you describe them as shy? If so, how have you dealt with it?

Were/are your parents shy? How did they deal with your shyness? If you have children, would you describe them as shy? If so, how have you dealt with it?

4. Can you describe your worst ever memory of feeling shy? What specific emotion(s) were you feeling at the time? And how did you feel physically?

Can you describe your worst ever memory of feeling shy? What specific emotion(s) were you feeling at the time? And how did you feel physically?

5. Has being shy impacted negatively on your social life? Has it had any positive impacts on your social life? Please describe.

Has being shy impacted negatively on your social life? Has it had any positive impacts on your social life? Please describe.

6. Has being shy impacted negatively on your professional life; if so, how? Has it had any positive impacts on your working life? Please describe.

Has being shy impacted negatively on your professional life; if so, how? Has it had any positive impacts on your working life? Please describe.

7. Have you had any memorable moments or periods in your life of ‘triumphing over’ your shyness? Have you ever sought professional help to do deal with the impacts of being shy or socially anxious?

Have you had any memorable moments or periods in your life of ‘triumphing over’ your shyness? Have you ever sought professional help to do deal with the impacts of being shy or socially anxious?

8. Have there been any other benefits to you in being shy that you haven’t yet described? Or other negative impacts?

Have there been any other benefits to you in being shy that you haven’t yet described? Or other negative impacts?

9. Who do you tend to socialize with, and why - other shy people, or socially confident people, or both? Have you found most people are understanding of and sympathetic to the challenges you've faced in dealing with shyness, or unsympathetic?

Who do you tend to socialize with, and why - other shy people, or socially confident people, or both? Have you found most people are understanding of and sympathetic to the challenges you've faced in dealing with shyness, or unsympathetic?

10. Have internet or mobile phone-based communication options (email, texting, social networking sites, Second Life, chat groups, Twitter, etc.) impacted on how you’ve dealt with your shyness? Please describe.
(Would you be willing to answer possible follow-up questions to this survey? if so, please add your email address at the end of your response - your anonymity will be assured)

Have internet or mobile phone-based communication options (email, texting, social networking sites, Second Life, chat groups, Twitter, etc.) impacted on how you’ve dealt with your shyness? Please describe. (Would you be willing to answer possible follow-up questions to this survey? if so, please add your email address at the end of your response - your anonymity will be assured)

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