Is shyness hereditary or is it part of upbringing?!
Question: Is shyness hereditary or is it part of upbringing? Could it be part of genetics or could it be from strict parenting?
Answers: Is shyness hereditary or is it part of upbringing? Could it be part of genetics or could it be from strict parenting?
There may be a genetic component-scientists are finding new gene links everyday now. However, shyness also is part of being self-conscious about some part about yourself. I was shy as a teen until I realized that most people are more interested in themselves than they are in me! So focus on making other people happy and you will stop focusing on yourself.
no not at all.
my parents are so not shy .
they are outgoing and no shy about doig anything in front of people.
but i am kind of shy
I think its just bcuz of the way we r raised and the choices that one themselves make! Some ppl r just like that but it is best to do things you wouldn't normally do to elevate it or to improve. For example, if u never or hardly give eye contact then u should practice that or you should laugh when someone says something funny (positive things though, not at another person)
Talk to your doctor to see a psychiatrist bcuz maybe its a hormone issue or u r feeling down. There isn't anything wrong with being shy, your probably just uncomfortable but if its really bugging u maybe u should try the things i suggested. I am shy but mainly when i feel self conscsious and/ or nervous, i try not to focus on it and just live. I think i am more quiet than shy. What about u??
U r u and should love u for u, not wat ppl label u as to make u feel like dirt on purpose and stuff.
Just bcuz u r shy dosn't mean u let ppl walk all over u or make u feel bad.
I think a quiet nature can come from your surroundings .. but I don't believe it is hereditary. I was a very shy, wallflower-nerd type when I was in school ... but I am the oldest of 6 and I am basically the only one who was like that. One of my sisters is extremely outgoing, two of them were cheerleaders .. my brother was into drama, choir, dance, my youngest sister very athletic ... I was on the newspaper staff and barely opened my mouth! It wasn't until I met my second husband that I started to open up. For me, I think there were just so many people in the house that I just could never get a word in! My Mom was very strict though and I felt that everything I did say was wrong or stupid ... so I just kept to myself, read a lot and just did my own thing. There can be a lot of factors to shyness. I've grown up a lot though ... I am still cautious when I meet new people, but after I get to know someone, you can't shut me up!
i could be wrong, but i don't think your personality is based on genes at all. your personality is definitely based on your upbringing, your social environment, your outlook on life, and your own insecurities.
upbringing
I think it just depends on your own personality.
I have a really bit personality and kinda ignored my parents and have always been a mad one.
But at the same time I'm actually really shy too.
Only when meeting new people.
I think it's more a way of protecting ourselves from critisism.
I belive it is a predisposition of personality, but may have some basis in nurture and environment. I was shy as a child. thinking back it may have alot to do with the fact that I was different than my brother and sisters in many ways so I was treated differently by my parents which I think may have given me an inferiority complex, causing my shyness. I am a middle child, and my parents were not strict. I don't believe strictness is neccesarily a factor as I am a very strict parent but my son is extremely social. I'm really unsure about the role of genetics in personality as neither of my parents nor any of my grandparents were shy people.
Both. It can be both, depending on when it shows and how long it lasts. But from strict parenting? I don't think the plays in it.
I was extremely shy, my mother was, and on back. My 2nd child, my 2nd daughter is extremely shy as well.
I've been told that it is hereditary, but can also happen when two parents are outgoing and have a shy child. It could hav ecome from another gene from a past relative.