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If shyness could be proven to be a chemical imbalace should people take medication to get over it or would that change them for the worse? If you are shy would you take such medication or just stay unhappy?

2007-03-28 08:18:18 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music Polls & Surveys

"Personality" type - hamhands here!

2007-03-28 08:19:23 · update #1

I'm not asking you IF you think it's not chemical - I am asking you IF IT CAN BE PROVEN TO BE SO, then SHOULD people take meds to get rid of it.

2007-03-28 08:24:17 · update #2

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I'm extremely shy, almost to the point where I have a social phobia. If shyness was proved to be a chemical imbalance and you took medication for it, I'd take it.

2007-03-28 08:24:12 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 2 0

I think taking certain antidepressants or other meds would make some people more outgoing. I might do this if I wasn't fairly certain that prescription medication changes people irreversibly and can cause all sorts of chemical imbalances that lead to other medical problems. I don't really think that shyness (the normal level of) is so much a chemical "imbalance" as a different personality. That different personality might mean that the person has a different_ balance of chemicals in their body but that isn't necessarily a problem. I am often shy during certain periods of the day and certain conditions and I love it when I'm not shy at all...I'm able to do things that I wouldn't otherwise and people like me better for it. Unfortunately shyness can sometimes be mistaken for depression or negativity but I'm not necessarily quiet because I don't like you, am out to get you, or want to jump off a cliff. And sometimes being shy can help me to get things/work done in isolation that I would feel lonely doing otherwise. So if you can come up with a vegetable or fruit or vitamin maybe that will make me less shy then indeed I might just try that. Otherwise, I don't think that the pros outweigh the cons when it comes to take optional prescription medications...no matter how much drug companies try to push them. Note: I just ripped 23 double-sided ads for prescription medications out of one copy of Better Homes and Gardens so I could give the (then significantly lighter) magazine to an 11 year-old to read. Think about that.

2007-03-28 08:34:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

I think it's possible that there is some genetic traits that might be passed along that would cause shyness more in some than others. There's much we don't know yet about things like this & it's a good question.

I also think that shyness can be a learned behavior due to circumstances, so it may well be a combination of both. However, as to medication...I would think that if a shy person was happy, then there would be no need for drugs. If the shyness made it difficult for them to function in society, then they might well need a prescription to help them do so.

Remember, not all shy and quiet people are unhappy.

2007-03-28 08:27:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I don't mind being quiet or shy in some situations, but in others I do and if a drug appeared that would make me feel like a chatterbox with people I already know and uninhibited with people I don't know, I'd take it.

It all depends on the person though. Sometimes you're just introverted and not everyone needs to be the same. In some situations I'd like to be more extroverted, but I wouldn't want to rid mself of ALL of the shyness because I feel like it's a trait I shouldn't be ashamed of and feel special and also that some people can treasure. lol Making any sense?

2007-03-28 08:33:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Some people do have social anxiety or social phobia(also called being shy) and it is a chemical imbalance disorder and there is meds for it. I am not phobic of people so I would not talk meds for that, even if I were. Shy people are cool. Once they warm up they are a lot of fun!! =) I think people should just be themselves and not take a med to make them better or different except in extreme situations.

2007-03-28 08:28:54 · answer #5 · answered by Incognito 6 · 2 0

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2016-02-11 09:09:50 · answer #6 · answered by Salley 3 · 0 0

No, I think this still could be something that could be worked through! There are too many pills in this world. A pill for everything. As a nurse, I often wonder how they all know were to go!

2007-03-28 08:28:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

.....ok shy people arent unhappy. i dont know how u got that idea. im very shy but that doesnt mean im unhappy. should loud people take medication if their loudness is a result of a chemical imbalance. anyways to answers you question i wont take any medication cuz to overcome shyness it is something you haveto find within yourself to overcome.... so blah

2007-03-28 08:23:40 · answer #8 · answered by Bridget R 3 · 1 1

Personally, I believe that unless an imbalance is serious or life inhibiting, then drugs should be avoided. Its dangerous to play with chemicals we have yet to fully understand.

2007-03-28 08:26:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

the more secure we become in life, the less shy we become. Sometimes the challenges we face make us secure when we see that we could accept winning and losing.

It becomes a matter or coping with what lies ahead.

Sports is a great testing ground...

2007-03-29 07:29:50 · answer #10 · answered by marnefirstinfantry 5 · 1 0

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