[identity profile] shinydan.livejournal.com 2005-09-08 02:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Depends how you define "debilitating illness". Shyness can be a wall. People with autistic conditions sometimes - but by no means always - have problems finding lovers, for a variety of reasons.

As for the rest...well, we'll see how much embarrassment £3K is worth.

shinydan

[identity profile] syllopsium.livejournal.com 2005-09-08 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Shyness can be a wall, but if it prevents someone socialising I'd class it as mental illness rather than a character trait, and would include it as a 'debilitating illness'.