INTROVERTS are especially vulnerable to challenges like marital tension, a parentβs death, or abuse. Theyβre more likely than their peers to react to these events with depression, anxiety, and shyness. Indeed, about a quarter of Kaganβs high-reactive kids suffer from some degree of the condition known as βsocial anxiety disorder,β a chronic and disabling form of shyness.
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