I retreated into my shell, being painfully shy in the first place.

She hates to talk about herself and can be painfully shy and private.

I was painfully shy - no keggers or parties for me.

He was then 28, without much business experience and known among colleagues as painfully shy.

He was reported to be "painfully shy" in his youth.

She claims that while growing up she was painfully shy as a child.

Both were painfully shy and ill at ease in social situations.

Although he can be painfully shy around new people, M. soon made friends with both boys and girls.

Add to this the fact he is painfully shy and lacking in confidence.

The man, painfully shy, takes pictures of himself with a note asking to meet the girl, but he flees at the last moment.