7 Traits of People Who Find Their Courage After Growing Up Shy

Shyness doesn’t have to be forever

Alexander M. Combstrong
Happy Brain Club
Published in
7 min readDec 9, 2021

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I grew up shy. Worse, in fact; I grew up with awful social anxiety. I wouldn’t get on a bus or ask a stranger the time.

Shyness isn’t a permanent fixture of a personality though, and since then I’ve played on stage in front of thousands, been on TV and taught acting to…

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Alexander M. Combstrong
Happy Brain Club

Research-backed ways to change your life for the better. Out now: The Confident Introvert’s Handbook. Actor/screenwriter. Forge, Better Humans, Mind Cafe.