I am new to this group and I am
happy that I found it. I was
wondering if Shyness is also related to low self-esteem, fear, shame
and over-sensitivity.
Speaking
only for myself - yes, yes, yes and absolutely yes.
I was thinking of therapy but I read somewhere here that Counselor
would be better. Does someone have experience with counselor, where
can I find them? Are they as expensive as psychologists
are?
Generalizing
quite a bit here - don't want to offend anyone. "Therapy" and
"counseling" are pretty much used interchangeably today. By a
counselor I tend to mean someone with a Master's degree verses a PhD
psychologist or MD psychiatrist because their course work and practice
tends to be more focused on practical solutions and behavior rather than
relying on medication or testing or trying to unravel past issues.
Someone with a MEd, MSW, MA or MS who works with cognitive behavioral
therapy, reality therapy, etc. And yes they are generally less expensive.
Just one
man's opinion. Welcome aboard.=)
Hello everybody! I am new to this group and I am happy that I found it. I was wondering if Shyness is also related to low self-esteem, fear, shame and...
... Generalizing quite a bit here - don't want to offend anyone. "Therapy" and "counseling" are pretty much used interchangeably today. By a counselor I tend...
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