This is so true, and I've written about it before.

I was painfully shy as a kid, not in all situations, but especially with my peers.

And then at seventeen, I read an article that stated that the very act of smiling releases endorphins in the brain, thereby making us feel happier.

I already smiled a lot, but I made it a conscious practice, and it worked . . . not only did I feel happier, but I positively affected those around me, and the end result was that my shyness died a natural death, as I no longer needed it as a protective mechanism.

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