In his 1920s work Psychological Types, Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung popularized the terms "introverted" and "extroverted" describing personality types. Introverts recharge by spending time alone, and they lose energy if they're around people for long periods. Extroverts, on the other hand, gain strength from social interactions and actually exhaust themselves if they're alone. Both of these types have their good and their less perfect qualities, so there's no point in arguing which side would win in the Introvert VS. Extrovert battle.
To help you fully grasp the concept, Bored Panda has compiled a list of funny memes that are as relevant to the subject as they're entertaining. And if you start nodding in approval with these introvert quotes, you're probably more of this type of person. If not, you're most likely that party animal they try to avoid. But before you judge, one group or the other, remember something Jung has said, "There is no such thing as a pure introvert or extrovert. Such a person would be in the lunatic asylum." Continue scrolling, and enjoy the introvert memes!
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Klingy The Koala
Oh yes. And then they go and talk to someone else and you're completely lost.
The Dreaded Phone Call
Quality Time Alone
Reasons To Stay At Home
Layer By Layer
New People vs. The People I Know
Awww. This one is sweet... Introverts can be the most random and outspoken people when they are around people who make them feel comfortable
Unexpected Encounters
Personal Space
I think we could make one. .. just buy the straps/ use from your luggage, some wire, not -too-thick, but not-too-thin. I'd go for some sort of fluro tape to wrap it all up in.
Load More Replies...I'm caught in a dilemma - I love the idea of the personal space offered, but I'm cringeing at the thought of all those people looking at me like that...
In future those will be invisible forcefields. People will get an unexplainable and unresistable feeling of "keep back"
Load More Replies...I need that! Not because I'm an introvert, but because I want to protect my pregnant belly from all the people on the subway bumping in to it all the time or.
I'm guessing random people mashing your child in his little nest gets old real damn quick. I can't imagine ever ever doing that. Even my Aunt who is like a Mom to me had to take my hand and put it on her belly. Who the hell just bangs on the little humans like that?! I've watched people do that in public and I'm just like WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU?! A BABY LIVES IN THERE FFS! HANDS OFF YOU INCONSIDERATE LOUT! I don't know how you pregnant folks don't punch more people lol. I would be unruly if my wife were pregnant and people encroached on her baby nest. Zero doubt.
Load More Replies...I need one of these....but with a hood that also covers my face.
I need this in my life. Especially when standing online at the grocery store.
I am definitely in the market for this... can we make it electrified??
The folks letting this jerk walk forward could have stopped his progress. By standing still and defying him to touch them, they could have checked his rudeness. Narrow sidewalks are not designed for his touchy nonsense. I get to live in my power wheelchair so I can retain some sense of self-maintenance. Ought I give way to his personal space needs, or run him over for his audacity were he to not adjust himself for the situation? We live in groups, and life gets messy. Would shy people refrain from interaction with others during calamities? "Gee, it's hard for me to ask for help from this tornado. I hope somebody will offer aid... " There is a special place for dainty folk, who prefer solitude, but it's not cities or urban sites.
Great idea. ESP rage happens when online and someone touching me from behind they are so close. Back. De. F. Up.
Forever Awkward
Nobody Expected That
Thoughts vs. Words
The Meeting Of The Introverts
Just Watching It Ring
Stranded And Alone
The Perfect Book
Wishing To Disappear
*practice word for word what I'm going to say 20 times. When it's my turn fu*k$ everything up.
Awkward Eye Contact
Party Mode
Sorry, I Have Allergies
Unexpected Visitors
The Happy Birthday Song
Regretting The Decisions
If I was stuck sitting next to a Kardashian I would just leave. I wouldn't even try to stay
Introvert Memes
I'd Be Rich
Locking People Out
Retirement Plans
As a child I wanted to be a lighthouse keeper, until I found out you had to be with 2 other people
Never The Right Decision
Just The Tip Of An Iceberg
Hypothetical Argument Simulator
OMG yes! I have hour long situations run in my head where I'm yelling at everyone for all their faults and then I walk out happy and chill. Everyone thinks I'm the most laid back person ever.
A Social Vegan
Why do i get the feeling bored panda consists of introverts only?... I wanna come and live here...
I think there's only 3 or 4 actual extroverts in the U.S. The rest of them are just faking it.
Load More Replies...Let's make bored panda a country where we all live together. At our homes. Isolated from each other. Only texting allowed. Houses at least 30m apart. Dog/cat/any pet of choice compulsory. The quietest nation in the world.
Good idea, but with strict visiting/immigration rules. So donald chump fanboys and other kind of people that are easily offended by the internet are refused entry. It’s the only way to remain a quiet nation.
Load More Replies...I'm an extrovert attending a college where ALL my classmates are introverts. Improbable? Maybe. But for me it's just as much of a hell as vice-versa. Feels like no one wants to hang-out, ever, and no one cares that you exist. Luckily I've got a lot of friends outside my college to make-up for it.
I'm an introvert, but I love hanging out with extroverts. Because they talk, and I listen. Because they lead and I can follow. Because they raise my self confidence. Because I'm simply in awe of them lol. All my friends and boyfriends (and now my husband) are/have been extroverts. On the other hand, extroverts also need to be nice, friendly, and understand I need some alone moments or they'll go straight to my hated list. I either love them or hate them, can't do in between!!
Load More Replies...Introverts aren't shy. We aren't socially awkward. We don't mind talking to people, and we don't stand around like lumps pretending we don't exist. We just can't hack it for long periods of time, and we don't like it when there are too many people around. ...///... I like people fine, just not all day every day.
I'm an introvert, and also very shy!! Everyone is different.
Load More Replies...I'm so lonely sometimes, I actually talk to the Jehovah Witnesses instead of slamming the door in their face :-/
Oh no! thats true loneliness and i relate
Load More Replies...All of them! LIKE A CHORUS! THEY SHALL ALL LAUGH... unless they are uncomfortable with such a public outburst.
Load More Replies...Fun fact: It is estimated that 2/3 of the world's population are introverts, so they're actually the majority even though posts like this make them seem like exceptions among a world full of extroverts (:
Where did you get that fact? I've consistently heard 1/3 to a little under a half are introverts.
Load More Replies...That cat reminds me of self. All spy's must be introvert's at heart. I'm always scoping people first, then avoiding.
I'm pretty much on the line between introverts and extraverts (so ambivert). I don't seem to get these clever thoughts though haha, someone tell me some of the cool thoughts you have that you can't seem to vocalize !!
How can you tell when someone is an introvert? They never shut up about it and do everything they can to draw attention to themselves.
That's a negative way of looking at it. Maybe they just want to be understood instead of being called anti-social or snotty or standoffish
Load More Replies...Most of these are about social anxiety and not about introversion at all. Very annoying. They are not the same thing. Introverts are not necessarily shy or socially anxious!
Why do i get the feeling bored panda consists of introverts only?... I wanna come and live here...
I think there's only 3 or 4 actual extroverts in the U.S. The rest of them are just faking it.
Load More Replies...Let's make bored panda a country where we all live together. At our homes. Isolated from each other. Only texting allowed. Houses at least 30m apart. Dog/cat/any pet of choice compulsory. The quietest nation in the world.
Good idea, but with strict visiting/immigration rules. So donald chump fanboys and other kind of people that are easily offended by the internet are refused entry. It’s the only way to remain a quiet nation.
Load More Replies...I'm an extrovert attending a college where ALL my classmates are introverts. Improbable? Maybe. But for me it's just as much of a hell as vice-versa. Feels like no one wants to hang-out, ever, and no one cares that you exist. Luckily I've got a lot of friends outside my college to make-up for it.
I'm an introvert, but I love hanging out with extroverts. Because they talk, and I listen. Because they lead and I can follow. Because they raise my self confidence. Because I'm simply in awe of them lol. All my friends and boyfriends (and now my husband) are/have been extroverts. On the other hand, extroverts also need to be nice, friendly, and understand I need some alone moments or they'll go straight to my hated list. I either love them or hate them, can't do in between!!
Load More Replies...Introverts aren't shy. We aren't socially awkward. We don't mind talking to people, and we don't stand around like lumps pretending we don't exist. We just can't hack it for long periods of time, and we don't like it when there are too many people around. ...///... I like people fine, just not all day every day.
I'm an introvert, and also very shy!! Everyone is different.
Load More Replies...I'm so lonely sometimes, I actually talk to the Jehovah Witnesses instead of slamming the door in their face :-/
Oh no! thats true loneliness and i relate
Load More Replies...All of them! LIKE A CHORUS! THEY SHALL ALL LAUGH... unless they are uncomfortable with such a public outburst.
Load More Replies...Fun fact: It is estimated that 2/3 of the world's population are introverts, so they're actually the majority even though posts like this make them seem like exceptions among a world full of extroverts (:
Where did you get that fact? I've consistently heard 1/3 to a little under a half are introverts.
Load More Replies...That cat reminds me of self. All spy's must be introvert's at heart. I'm always scoping people first, then avoiding.
I'm pretty much on the line between introverts and extraverts (so ambivert). I don't seem to get these clever thoughts though haha, someone tell me some of the cool thoughts you have that you can't seem to vocalize !!
How can you tell when someone is an introvert? They never shut up about it and do everything they can to draw attention to themselves.
That's a negative way of looking at it. Maybe they just want to be understood instead of being called anti-social or snotty or standoffish
Load More Replies...Most of these are about social anxiety and not about introversion at all. Very annoying. They are not the same thing. Introverts are not necessarily shy or socially anxious!