And I think being quiet is very difficult for many extroverts. Maybe have them sit quietly for, say, five minutes, then say, "Now you know how I feel when you force me to go out of my comfort zone."
Some introverted friends and I once inadvertently did this to the only extrovert in our midst during a weekend at her cabin. After 20 minutes’ companionable silence, she jumped from her chair and yelled, “Will someone PLEASE talk? I’m going crazy here!” Still makes me smile, after all these years.😁
Someone posted on Twitter within the last day or two that there was no test to prove either introversion or extroversion and basically it’s conditions like depression and anti-social behaviour.
Well she was a mess. She would come into class and just dump her bag of papers out on the desk from the five classes she taught and say find your paper. No consideration for anyone’s privacy. No organizational system. Not very professional imo.
As an extrovert I can contradict that, and here is my thread on all the times I was told to shut the hell up, with corresponding examples taken from pop culture. Actually, this reminds me of that time in Denmark, where I was all like 🗣️ and everyone I knew was all like 🙉 so I cried for like a week u-
This! As an extrovert who has a ton of energy and also needs a lot of ‘time away’ herself, I have gotten much better at being mindful ❤️ thank you for posting something so real. Lol #Perspective
I’m an only child and definitely have introvert tendencies. 25 years in corporate life have taught me to be more outgoing, but I do tend to find peopling exhausting after a while. I’ve gotten really good at slipping away. It’s my secret superpower.
It has its challenges but I work for an extremely social company and as introverted as I might be, i like money and being helpful to others more, so I sucked it up, put on a happy face, and came out my shell. It turned out to not be too bad. I enjoyed volunteering and my network helped my career. 🤑🙌🏾
I’ve gotten so good at coping that no one believes me when I say that I am naturally an introvert. But give me my bedroom, alone, and a deck of cards for playing solitaire and I’m beyond chill.
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Solitude https://g.co/kgs/y54BHuY
Someone asks something? Run.
Someone looks at you? Hide.
A noise startles you? Shoot it until it's dead.
Oh wait, that last one is only for cops scared of acorns. At ease, soldier of fright.
Best to just nod politely and look for an exit.
I wish I’d kept it because it made me so mad!
If anyone finds it, please share 🙂
I still have trauma from things they forced me to do at school, completely ignoring my hatred of being the centre of everyone’s attention
Resistance isn't futile.
Revolution is necessary.
🌊🇺🇸🇺🇦🌈🟧🏞️💙
For hours. Horrible facts.
Then I go home exhausted from "socialising" (rambling to strangers to hide my anxiety)