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Overcoming shyness [social anxiety]

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Shyness can mean feeling uncomfortable, nervous, timid, or insecure. People who feel shy sometimes notice physical sensations like blushing or feeling speechless and shaky. When people feel shy, they might hesitate to say or do something because they're feeling unsure of themselves and they're not ready to be noticed. New and unfamiliar situations can bring out shy feelings like meeting someone new or speaking in front of a group for the first time. People are more likely to feel shy when they're not sure of how to act, don't know how others will react, or when attention is on them. Like other emotions, shy feelings can be mild, medium, or intense, depending on the situation and the person. Shy people may need more time to get used to change. They might prefer to stick with what's familiar. Shy people often hesitate before trying something new. They often prefer watching others before joining in on a group activity. They usually take longer to warm up to

The hurts of heartbreak

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Heartbreak is an unfortunately common part of the human experience, and it really, really hurts. 99% of people have all been there, and it’s safe to say we all want to avoid experiencing heartbreak ever again. We feel heartbroken when we lose someone or something we love or want very much, like a romantic relationship or friendship, a family member, a pet, or a job or opportunity that is very important to us. Heartbreak can cause a large amount of stress, especially if the loss is a sudden one. This stress can affect how we feel emotionally and physically and may take weeks, months, or even years to recover from. While there’s still a lot to discover about how and why we experience love and heartbreak and the effect these have on our bodies, scientific study has provided us with some clues about why heartbreak makes you feel so rubbish, and some strategies to use if you’re feeling really down.   Why heartbreak hurts so much Studies show that your brain registers the emotion

How to heal a broken heart

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While it will be different for every person and every circumstance, some scientifically sound methods can help you manage and heal heartbreak.  Dealing with general stress can help you in times of heartbreak, and set up healthy habits for an ongoing, healthy lifestyle. When you’re heartbroken, it can be easy to withdraw from your regular life and stop doing the things that you enjoy. But getting out and about, spending time with positive and supportive people, eating well, and performing regular exercise can all help boost your mood and distract you from your upset. Keep in mind that the old adage that “you’ll heal with time” has some truth to it. Over time, as the stress eases and you begin to calm down and recover, you should expect your bodily systems to gradually return to normal. There’s no shame in feeling like you’re not coping very well with a heartbreak – as we’ve seen, heartbreak can be a big shock to the system. If you’re feeling like the stress, sadness, or ange

Dealing with emotional sensitivity

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Do you react extremely negatively when someone makes a passing comment about you, whether it’s about your hairstyle, a silly mistake you made, your manners, or your lifestyle as a whole? If the answer is ''yes'', then the is no need for you to worry. Actually, being sensitive is good as it is part of emotional intelligence, but too much of this sensitivity, isn’t great. Here’s how you can keep your emotions in check by turning your oversensitivity down a notch or two. Figure out what makes you sensitive 📝 Did you feel prickles of sensitivity when someone pointed out a mistake you made? Maybe you felt slightly offended that someone assumed you were ignorant about something. Now that you’ve figured out what’s bothering you, you can move on to fixing it. Don’t be too hard on yourself 📝 Remember, being sensitive is a good thing as it means you’re compassionate and empathetic to other people’s situations. Yours is just a little over the bar, verging on oversens

Effects of overprotective parenting on young adults

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Overprotective parenting is definitely done with the purest intentions. When someone has a child, they want to make sure that they are protected from harm to grow into capable, resilient, and self-confident adults. Unfortunately, though, quite the opposite effects are created in children of overprotective parents, that follow them well into adulthood. In fact, overprotective parenting does more harm than good, and this will be the focus of today’s post. Overprotective parents want to ensure that their children will not be physically or emotionally hurt. They want to protect their children from harm, pain, unhappiness, negative experiences, rejection, failure, and disappointments. They attempt to do this by providing constant surveillance and restrictions, wanting to control their children’s environment and actions as well as who they choose to spend their time with, being overinvolved in their children’s daily life and decisions, encouraging safety and dependence over auton

How to toast a girl and make her happy with your presence

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Toasting a girl has not been an easy task for some young guys. That might actually sound very hilarious. To some, it might be easy as they would claim it to be while to others it might not by any means look easy. Even if it was to be an easy task, some guys would probably be doing it in the wrong way and would end up not achieving the kind of relationship they wanted with her. Below are some heart-melting and effective ways u can get close to a girl and possibly influence her attention with your presence: ➡️ Don’t rush it. First of all, remember not to come out as too aggressive. You will drag a woman if you try to push her towards something. They don’t like it. She hardly knows you, so show yourself on a better side to win her eventual affection. Keep in mind that relationships develop gradually so that she doesn’t fall in love with you at first sight, but if you keep showing your good qualities, she may have a chance later. ➡️ Be brave and confident. Women like men who act and speak

3 Outstanding Benefits Of Respect

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Respect is the manner or feeling of esteem given to a person, group, or organization. It relates to one’s positive ethics and attitude towards other people and entities. Actions or words spoken that are considered positive and that show kindness and honor are considered respectful. People around the world have been taught since childhood to respect people and things around them regardless of who or what they are. Giving respect provides the following benefits: 1. Gaining of respect The best benefit of giving respect is getting it back from other people. As many people would point out, respect is not something that people ask for but rather given. To be able to earn the respect of others, one must also show respect to them. This is a basic lesson in life and this is taught by parents and school teachers to kids so that they grow up having a positive feeling toward others despite many differences. 2. Gaining of friends Being respectful of other people’s views, opinions, preferences, and