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For many people, the thought of certain interactions alone can be enough to send shivers down their spines or make them intensely dread something. If you’re an introvert, you probably know the feeling. You might also know just how good it feels to finally find the time to recharge that battery after lengthy episodes of interacting, and maybe scrolling through some funny memes while you’re at it.
If these two things—introversion and memes—are big parts of your world, you might want to stick around, as in today’s post, we have merged the two. On the list below, you will find some of the most relatable memes, as shared by the ‘Introvert Feels’ Instagram account. So, make yourself comfortable, maybe grab some snacks, or wrap yourself in a cozy blanket, and enjoy the sound of nothing—and no one—else but your own giggling.
Below you will find not only the memes, but also our interview with a former clinical psychologist, Leon F. Seltzer, Ph.D, who was kind enough to answer a few of Bored Panda’s questions about introversion.
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Dawn Marie 11 months ago
Me and my 10mg Ambien or I can't sleep. My brain is going 14/7 and I can't turn it off. I get up at 2:45 every morning and tire myself out all day with no nap to just fall asleep and hope I can get 6-7 hours. I am with you honey. Hang in there!! I am not going to give you stuff to try, you have heard it all. I will tell you this. I use a dreamcation. I am planning a trip around the world in my brain. From deciding where we are going, buying the tickets, packing, going the the airport, every single detail. Picking the cities alone took over a month. It is just a thought. It will take your mind off of things for a bit. Just know that someone else is out here with you, you are not alone!!
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Ben Stubbs 11 months ago
If BP are trying to protect innocents from reading such words as murder, rape, sex, kill, d***s etc. Why are these images allowed?
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Reginald 11 months ago
Taron Egerton and Rocketman were both far superior. Sorry, had to get that out. It will never stop bugging me.
MrLiesegang 11 months ago
Hey understand totally, while the music of queen is more my kind, but rocketman was clearly the better movie. The difference is, that Freddy mercury is dead and no one wanted to damage his glory. While Elton John is alive and helped the production, he totally was free to be as honest as he wanted.
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JayhawkJoey 11 months ago
I wanted to make friends after moving to a new state. Now I have friends and feel like I need to move again.
iseefractals 11 months ago
Sunglasses and air pods set to transparency mode. As far as the rest of the world is concerned, they can't prove you saw or heard anything.
Tonyah Mcanelly 11 months ago
I can relate to this some days. I live in a small town well known to many because of the volunteer work my husband and I do with various local nonprofits. There are days I just need to run to the store get a gallon of milk . and people like to stop and chat. lol
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Helena 11 months ago
Apparently I don't have resting b***h face, so much as resting judgment face.
Hannah 11 months ago
I like this. I've always called mine my "generally unimpressed" face...
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Michelle C 11 months ago
Apparently, I have resting anxious face. That can be difficult to explain to those who don’t know me well especially..
iseefractals 11 months ago
Nope. I react how i react, how others feel about it is their own problem.
"Don't need to be cured, need to be left alone,” says the description of the ‘Introvert Feels’ Instagram account, boasting more than 217k followers.
While it’s clear how many people enjoy browsing the memes shared by the account, it’s not as easy to determine how many people can relate to them or how many consider themselves to be introverts. But according to the lecturer and author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, Susan Cain, somewhere between a third and half of the population are introverts.
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Upstaged75 11 months ago
According to my mom I should just "snap out of it". ;)
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Nosirrow 11 months ago
Empathy is the only solution. Even a simple 'oh, no, that must be difficult' is better. People have a big problem with accepting others' 'negative' emotions but that's the only way.
Annabelle 11 months ago (edited)
This. When people validate what I'm expressing, without ever once making me feel like they're inconvenienced by my feelings, it helps me in the moment and far beyond. Wrong or not, validating someone without trying to solve their problem or getting tired of how they feel, is truly a huge part of being motivated to move through the feeling and not self-sabotage by keeping myself in the feeling. It's not anyone else's responsibility at all, but it's part of going through life with other living beings. One of the first times someone validated the anger I had been stuck in, the very next day I noticed a change in even wanting to lash out, which usually came out unfairly on others. I have plenty of mood-regulation tools I use, but, sometimes, I just want to be allowed to feel whatever it is and however it comes out. Thank you for saying this, Nosirrow.
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The Shark 11 months ago (edited)
It's pretty obnoxious to be stuck living with major depression and anxiety, have just about every stable aspect of life crumbling around me, a dying mother who I'm trying to help be more comfortable while having absolutely ZERO energy or physical motivation to do anything at all, just to be told I'm being negative when objectively looking at the situation to dig my way out. Optimism and positive thinking is all well and good. However, when thinks are really falling apart, positive thoughts alone are not going to make everything daffodils and unicorns. I can find a bright side to just about everything. Doesn't mean the dark parts aren't pure hell.
TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 11 months ago
my friend would probably add that I shouldn't be sad "because sad backwards is das, and das not good"
If you’re unsure what exactly makes someone an introvert, there is no one right answer. But, according to former clinical psychologist Dr. Leon F. Seltzer, one of the things that are characteristic of introverted people is that they keep many of their feelings to themselves, lacking the motivation to share that’s reflective of extroverts.
“They also tend to be much more introspective and emotionally more distant from others than are their personality counterparts,” he added in a recent interview with Bored Panda.
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Ben Stubbs 11 months ago
This is honestly how I am. I cannot go to the doctors because of anxiety, the journey there, the waiting room, so I have a telephone conversation once a year to renew my prescriptions
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Dawn Marie 11 months ago
There is NOTHING wrong with this!! At least you took a shower!! There are some days I can't even do that. I'm lucky to go to the bathroom and eat. Depression is a spiral and if you don't catch it before you hit bottom, it is all the harder to come out of. You are taking care of you and you know what you need. I will say this to try to pull yourself out a bit: set a timer, a stop watch, the alarm on your phone, what every you have and do something different for just one(1) minute. Read a book, step outside, call a friend, write down your feelings. I promise you will see a difference in your mood. Repeat tomorrow but try for two(2) minutes. Let me know how you are please?
Matt Du 11 months ago
Why are we always so much better at give mental health advice than taking it
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Tonyah Mcanelly 11 months ago
I do this on my days off mostly in the winter when its too cold outside to do anything. and i have no obligations .
Talking about what determines whether a person is an introvert or an extrovert, Dr. Seltzer noted that it’s largely genetic and not something that the individual consciously chooses. “At times, however, environmental contingencies can ‘train’ a person not to trust others, and so become more introverted than their genes would have them be,” he said.
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BossyCloud 11 months ago
This was the first year I got to do this and it was the best new years eve I've ever had
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Like most things, introversion, too, is often misunderstood. Talking about things people often mistakenly consider to be introversion, Dr. Seltzer said that can be someone who is a shy extrovert, for example. “Though this is hardly common,” he added, saying that some extroverts are simply less "out there" than others.
“Moreover, a quiet person isn't necessarily an introvert. It's best to see things that are peculiarly human as existing on a continuum,” the expert said, providing another example of a common misconception.
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Matt Du 11 months ago
I know, unfortunately my boss wants to go in a completely different direction
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Robert Trebor 11 months ago
The cam on my computer has a little blue cardboard hat pulled over its eye.
Hoi-Polloi 11 months ago
For what it's worth, the start video (on most applications) gives you a little preview window. Which is great, because -- HEY WTF NOBODY TOLD ME I LOOK LIKE THAT IN PROFILE DEAR LORD KILL ME NOW.
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Matt Du 11 months ago
I'm pretty good on here, but in the real world not so much. I broke down in tears on a phone call I had to make once, because in that moment, I couldn't remember my name when they asked me to confirm it. Thankfully there is a lot more chat(text) options when talking to companies now.
Bored Birgit 11 months ago
I can relate. "Text, don't call" is our motto.
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Snowkit 11 months ago
I would like to thank, you, and you, and you, and you, and basically everyone except me!
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Hoi-Polloi 11 months ago
The ultimate form of this is the "semi-autobiographical novel", where the author gets to write both sides of every encounter!
Talking about introversion during her TED Talk, Cain pointed out that being an introvert doesn’t equal being shy, which is what some people tend to think.
“Shyness is about fear of social judgement, [while] introversion is more about how you respond to stimulation; including social stimulation,” she said. “So extraverts really crave large amounts of stimulation, whereas introverts feel at their most alive and their most switched on and their most capable when they’re in quieter, more low-key environments.”
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Snowkit 11 months ago
Ya, mine moved to a new state a year ago I’m so alone
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CC McSniggles 11 months ago
I love when you put on a show in Hulu and after the first episode Hulu asks if you're still there. Me: No the cat wanted to watch this and he found the remote first
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Sometimes, due to the differences between introverts and extroverts, it can be difficult for the two groups to really understand each other and see where their counterparts are coming from. But it’s important to at least try to.
“Understanding is only the first step. What's required beyond that is mutual respect and acceptance,” Dr. Seltzer told Bored Panda. “Humans and their perspectives are determined both by genetics and environment, and so it's essential that we move beyond the ‘blame game’ and appreciate that everyone's perspective has (subjective) validity. What ‘feels’ right to one person will feel wrong to another, and vice versa. But at our core, we're very much the same, and this is why reconciliation is seminal in resolving disagreement and reducing opposition.”
The expert continued to suggest that true understanding has to be emotional, not simply cognitive, if there is to be full acceptance of others' viewpoints that are different from one's own.
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sbj 11 months ago
Making a phone call for the appointment is almost as nerve wracking as the visit
Tonyah Mcanelly 11 months ago
Luckily my kids make their own descisions. Its when the insurance doesnt cover what its supposed to then they want me to make those calls .
Matt Du 11 months ago
Very rarely I need to go to my surgery for an appointment but the receptionist now asks you why you want to see the doctor today and I'm always tempted to say "I'll pull up a chair, you put the kettle on". UK to American translation if you have no idea what any of that meant. We call everyone a Doctor we understand the difference between a neurosurgeon and a general practitioner but unless we want one specifically we don't distinguish. Surgery is cutting someone open on an operating table but also to us what you call a Doctor's office; it is also sometimes refer to as a doctors practice, no they are not practicing with student doctors they are all long term fully qualified. And finally "put the kettle on"(tea unless you state a preference) is our short form way of saying settle in we need to have a long conversation, on a side note it can also have slightly different meanings depending on the context it's taken in.
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Snowkit 11 months ago
Me too. I stoped myself from crying by holding myself in hip hop. Stares were given, regrets were made.
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Karina 11 months ago
My friends are my dog, music, time team, odd feelgood series and movies, my collection of awsomly cool stones, books, puzzles, people i dont know on bored panda, random people I only talk send pictures too on snapchat, my warm socks, my blankets, my pillow, important quotes, my brain, my knowledge, trees, wind, the horison, rain, more music and my bodies ability to work when my brain dont, and visa versa. I have no problem making friends, and people I never contact still contacts me 15 years later, but I rather just have my closest friends <3 You can probably tell I was an isolated an lonely child, but we can make the best of it if we pick our own friends along the way <3
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While some people love to say that opposites attract, they likely don’t mean extroverts and introverts, as Dr. Seltzer believes that it is much easier for introverted people to befriend likeminded individuals than it is their extroverted counterparts.
“The latter alternative makes little sense to me. It's much more challenging to befriend someone whose views differ significantly from yours. And the phrase ‘opposites attract’ is one that's used predominantly in a romantic context, and certainly isn't limited to the introversion/extroversion aspect of personality,” the expert said.
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Bewitched One 11 months ago
Plans are plans. No one said they had to include leaving the house or other people 🤷🏼♀️
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Molly Shuck 11 months ago
Yeah, uh this is so relatable because, uh, I.. when I, no, when someone talks to me and, uh, it's like, I need to use that word that's like when you do the thing in the thing and, um...
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Red Wyvern Emperor 11 months ago
I've already given up on that one a long time ago. It's much easier that way.
Carilyn Beverly 11 months ago
I have become quite comfortable being single; I would much rather be single and "alone" (not lonely) than to be with the wrong person for the wrong reasons. I was with a wrong person for 7 years and it takes a toll on you.
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Niels AirMax 11 months ago
Oh my god! THIS!!! Actually, I've been telling this to my friends as a "joke" for quite a while to get them off my back, but I really mean it. Not that I actually believe that for one second, I'm delusional but not a lunatic! Thanks, Dude!😎🤜🏻🤛🏻🤝
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Michelle C 11 months ago
Guilty. I was definitely this person as a teen and have leaned to take a step back to process my uncertainty first .
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Nichole Harris 11 months ago
Eh and then you've got both and ADHD and it's a normal Tuesday
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Michelle C 11 months ago
I’ve known just about everyone I know to experience this at some point in his or her life. I would describe this as a universal experience rather than an experience that is exclusive to introverts.
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Carilyn Beverly 11 months ago
If only there were another option! My brains default mode is "Overthinking It"
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Hoi-Polloi 11 months ago
It's funny, I've got the exact opposite reaction. I hate-hate-hate texting because it is so intrusive to whatever I'm trying to do. I want either all or nothing; call me, or leave me be.
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As soon as someone texts and asks 'WYD?' alerts go off, and I describe how busy I am. It's so much worse as I grow older. 😳
Bewitched One 11 months ago
*ignores and immediately texts back “sorry, had to poop all of a sudden. TTYL”
Kyra Noelle 11 months ago
Or you make a comment or play a game, and they immediately try to Face time you on FB. FFS
Michelle C 11 months ago
I’m totally cool with that as long as I am not in bed. If I’m basically asleep, I will send a text message letting my loved one know. I am in bed and I will have to call them back tomorrow.
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Michelle C 11 months ago
I am an extrovert, but definitely have some introverted tendencies! This is one of them.
Niels AirMax 11 months ago
I have one hour per day reserved for this. Keeps you sane. Would recommend.
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Captive 11 months ago
Funny having Ren as image for this, for Ren & Stimpy was so traumatizing for me
Kyra Noelle 11 months ago
Pissing myself off by having an argument that hasn't happened and probably won't.
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StumblingThroughLife 11 months ago (edited)
Look like being upset/anxiety? Some of these posts incline towards mental health issues rather than just being an introvert. Fair enough, you can suffer with both (although I don't see introversion as something you 'suffer').
Hagia Sophia of Athens 11 months ago
I don't see how you can't not suffer as an introvert. The world is built for extroverts. Being around others exhausts and tires me but I'm not supposed to look like a wilted flower while at work. You're often treated as a cold b***h when you constantly don't show up at voluntary events in the evenings or weekends, not coming to after-work drinks or out to dinner with your work "gang." Trying to find energy and make time for friends is so hard when you only have so little time to recover from being around or working with people. I love my job but I need less people in it. I won't get started on having to go shopping! I don't make the kind of money to pay for other people to do my shopping. So sorry. Yes, introverts can suffer just for existing in an extrovert world.
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Michelle C 11 months ago
I’ve definitely been guilty of this and it’s a shame. I’m glad I don’t do this the way I used to anymore.
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Matt Du 11 months ago
I don't know if its my age but I just don't care any more. Hopefully someone adrift in that giant ocean can see that I'm sitting in the same boat as them and they are not alone in this.
Dee Rutherford 11 months ago
You are not alone. We’re just as silent as you are.. 😑
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Michael Largey 11 months ago
When life closes a door, just open it again. It's a door - that's how they work.
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detective miller's hat 11 months ago
It's amazing how much less stress I have in my life after cutting off my mother's toxic aşs family.
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Bewitched One 11 months ago
I do… but if you come too close I’ll hurt you. ☹️ literally me all my life
Red Wyvern Emperor 11 months ago
You know... I don't think I've ever been hugged aside from when big sis comes for a visit... once a year or so.
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Charlotte A. 11 months ago
No no no, you make sure you look real busy taking down notes of everything being said. Even if you're really just doodling...
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Bewitched One 11 months ago
They are felines, after all. I wonder if that’s why they call women “females”. I could nap 24/7 lol
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Red Wyvern Emperor 11 months ago
No, if someone is so nice to me, my thoughts would be "Alright, what do they want?"
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Depressy spaghetti 11 months ago
My love language is food. Just place it down outside my door and leave.
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detective miller's hat 11 months ago
Or find a new band that you love and play your fav songs on repeat for 2 weeks straight until you find another band and start over. Current playlist: Alien Weaponry.
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Kelly Scott 11 months ago
Maybe you're not the a*****e. Maybe you're just surrounded by idiots.
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Ace 11 months ago
While some may empathise with some of these, it;s perhaps worth pointing out that social anxiety, which is what they're nearly all about, is not the same as just being introverted. Social anxiety is effectively a mental health problem, introversion is not. https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/introvert-vs-social-anxiety#introversion-vs-social-anxiety
StumblingThroughLife 11 months ago
Yeah, I noticed that theme in a lot of the posts. I flourish in my own company. I don't feel depressed being alone. I just find being around people tiring, like I'm being drained of mental energy 🤷♀️ - it doesn't cause stress/anxiety, though. All I think about when I'm out/around people, is how long do I need to stay before I can politely leave.
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Ace 11 months ago
While some may empathise with some of these, it;s perhaps worth pointing out that social anxiety, which is what they're nearly all about, is not the same as just being introverted. Social anxiety is effectively a mental health problem, introversion is not. https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/introvert-vs-social-anxiety#introversion-vs-social-anxiety
StumblingThroughLife 11 months ago
Yeah, I noticed that theme in a lot of the posts. I flourish in my own company. I don't feel depressed being alone. I just find being around people tiring, like I'm being drained of mental energy 🤷♀️ - it doesn't cause stress/anxiety, though. All I think about when I'm out/around people, is how long do I need to stay before I can politely leave.
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