Apologia Diffidentis

"Apologia Diffidentis" by W. Compton Leith is a contemplative exploration of profound shyness and self-doubt in the life of the author. The story follows a sensitive person from a childhood marked by feelings of unworthiness to a young adulthood defined by social anxiety and isolation, particularly during challenging university years. Occasional connections with others are overshadowed by a retreat into solitude to cope with inner turmoil, which leads to a transformative journey to an eastern landscape, where the individual confronts these personal conflicts within the tranquility of nature, searching for a path to self-acceptance and meaning that transcends the boundaries of their self-imposed limitations.