That sweating, trembling feeling: 10 strategies to cope with your shyness | Sian Prior

Social anxiety can manifest itself mentally and physically. Here are ways you can learn to manage it

According to British singer-songwriter Morrissey, "shyness is nice". When it leaves you feeling breathless, voiceless and even friendless, though, it can be anything but nice.

Shyness often manifests as social anxiety, and as Morrissey sings in his song Ask Me, it can stop you from doing the things you want to do in your life.