Skittish is an album released in 2000 by Mike Doughty, founder of the alternative rock band Soul Coughing, and is his first solo effort.

The CD was first released with a limited run of 200, which was signed by the artist and contained a written “Fake Word” on the track list.

Though Kramer developed some of the songs in Doughty's absence, with strings and organ, the disc is mostly a stark affair.

The album was not officially released, but different versions of the tracks, which sometimes included extra instruments as experimental mixes, were made available on Napster as The Skittish Sessions.

Following Doughty's departure from Soul Coughing in 2000, he began touring solo and was surprised to discover that audiences were already familiar with the songs.