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This is a list for and about people who start having a panic attack every time they see a call coming through their phone. (Can you just text, please!? It's not the 1900s!) For those who, contrary to popular belief, love to socialize, but only with a select group of individuals. Behold – the introverts.
The entries in this list are from the Shy Introverts Instagram account, a digital diary of an introvert. It's a page with 220k followers that posts all kinds of relatable memes for lovers of solitude. Its bio reads: "Overthinker, awkward, weird, shy and anxious." Aren't we all, my fellow introverts, aren't we all.
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️ ️~ lefty libra️ ~ 2 years ago
nah uh get your ahh back here, im gonna keep saying it until you recognize it. look at me- LOOK AT ME- thank you. look my chicken nugget is a perfect circle 🤓☝🏻
Valek Fermiga 2 years ago
Does anyone else want to pick that otter up and put him in your top pocket....??
Pandasizing World Peace 2 years ago
This just breaks my heart! He was so proud, and now look at him! Pay that jerk no mind, little otter, show me and tell me all about it instead!
Your Local Weeb 2 years ago
This is literally me and my friend when it comes to a rhythm game called Phigros. I had for only 6 days and i got a Phi while she had it for months and couldn’t get a thing. Now whenever i show her a blue V on HD mode, she’s like “Ok”
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Mark 2 years ago
They should always follow the script, it is the way of life
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Bylee Victoriqua Malox 2 years ago
It really sucks when they do that! You end up stuck playing improv the whole conversation and it really gets you off your game!
BoredPossum 2 years ago
Yeah, when I have a great comeback to everything they can say and then they're being nice.
keyboardtek 2 years ago
I hate having to spend so much energy paying attention to what other people are saying, but then not one person has the social grace to listen to anything I have to say.
The Doom Song 2 years ago
Haha my head yells at me when I'm at work and people scan their rewards card before I ask them if they have one
Valek Fermiga 2 years ago
Improv is NOT the name of the game, the script is the script - end of....
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Superninjatiger 2 years ago
Extroverts never seem to understand that they can be f*****g exhausting to be around, no matter if you are an introvert or not. They never seem to see that their behavior can be in the wrong and that people should just adapt to them because "ThAts JuSt HoW tHeY aRe" but god forbid someone is a quiet person by nature.
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Bylee Victoriqua Malox 2 years ago (edited)
I think society as a whole just needs to stop. Extrovercy is not normal, it's just common. Society needs to stop treating people who like their quiet little corners like defective merchs. No! We aren't mad or tired or sad, it's just our "normal mode" or "resting personality" or whatever it's called! So no! Talking about it won't make me feel better because I was very fine, happy even, before you stuck your fat nose 🐽 into my happy place. Sorry but not sorry, we don't need fixing!
Socially Awkward Crow 2 years ago
Everyone always asks if I'm ok when I don't contribute to a conversation or smth and it's actually really annoying
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Renee Prete 2 years ago
I'm an introvert and it's emotionally painful at times to be in a crowd and be expected to carry on a conversation. Imagine your greatest fear and being expected to face it, get over it while people are staring at you
Your Local Weeb 2 years ago
Ok, I’m an Ambivert, meaning I’m both, but I’m more on the Extrovert side, I’ve even been able to talk with an introvert,
Pandasizing World Peace 2 years ago
Bored Panda has helped me become compassionate towards introverts. I’m an extrovert and I just never understood them before. Sorry guys!
️ ️~ lefty libra️ ~ 2 years ago
i am an extrovert, but i will protect you okay?
Load More Replies...Is being shy the same as being an introvert? The author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking Susan Cain posits that it's not. "Shyness is the fear of negative judgment, and introversion is a preference for quiet, minimally stimulating environments," she writes.
She invites us to imagine them crossing in two axes. Introversion and extroversion are on the horizontal, and anxiousness and calm are on the vertical. "You end up with four quadrants of personality types: calm extroverts, anxious (or impulsive) extroverts, calm introverts, and anxious introverts," Cain writes.
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I know what Riley knows 2 years ago
Or leave with everything but the loaf of bread, your reason for going to the store in the first place.
serialdxsignationn.zip 2 years ago
what if i've accidentally hidden two pounds of roast beef and a fun sized bag of funyuns under my sweater?
IndoGrrlRN67 2 years ago
I have accumulated a lot of worthless stuff this way from wandering into cute little shops....
Steve Hall 2 years ago
That is the most awkward feeling, it's like you just forgot where you were.
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Your Local Weeb 2 years ago
Me for the first 3 minutes: Me for the rest of the whole thing: I LOVE IT HERE
Society often conflates the two traits because it feels some bias against them. "The mental state of a shy extrovert sitting quietly in a business meeting may be very different from that of a calm introvert. The shy person is afraid to speak up, while the introvert is simply overstimulated. But to the outside world, the two appear to be the same, and neither type is welcome," Cain writes.
On the other hand, shyness and introversion can also overlap. Susan Cain claims that many shy people are introverts, and many introverts are, in fact, shy. The reasons behind them can be innate – just something we're born with – or it becomes a behavior that we learn throughout life.
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ShellsBells 2 years ago
Sadly, the OPs likes are more important than the welfare of their cat.
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I LOVE this cat. I have 3 dogs but I feel like I could really get along with this cat.
Silly-Rabbit 2 years ago
People are always everywhere! And every year there is more that seem to be where I am.
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Helen Bennett 2 years ago
Good thing about getting older. I've worked out the scripts for most of the common things, and I don't care so much either. Can still relate though.
Sue Denham 2 years ago
Just all *day* long? Me, I'll still be cringing every time the memory randomly pops into my brain for decades after.
"A shy person may become more introverted over time," Cain explains. "Since social life is painful, [they are] motivated to discover the pleasures of solitude and other minimally social environments. And an introvert may become shy after continually receiving the message that there’s something wrong with him."
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Rebelliousslug 2 years ago
I hate that people use these pics to argue he’s too old for office. I’m decades younger and feel like I would do this 50% of the time I attempt it. Some of us are just clumsy!! This is not at all a commentary on his competence for office.
keyboardtek 2 years ago
I did that often when I had my torn knee at age 36.
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Your Local Weeb 2 years ago
Exactly, I’m a really good singer when no one is around, but when someone asks me to sing, my talent leaves my body 💀
JessieJ&LilyLovebug 2 years ago
At least he wasn't holding a cash register full of coins...like me...
SilverSkyCloud 2 years ago
i hope someone at least checked that he was ok, eveyone trips over at some point, humans are clumsy af
Socially Awkward Crow 2 years ago
Did this yesterday while showing off my bow, literally snapped the arrow and got a massive bruise
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Marla Singer 2 years ago
Last time I didn't wait to get up, they straight up called me out on it. Awful.
#12
️ ️~ lefty libra️ ~ 2 years ago
im the extrovert. so if you want me to order yall a pizza lemme know
kansasmagic 2 years ago (edited)
You forgot "*Thought* an extrovert adopted them, only to later make a fool of themselves, and realize that the extrovert didn't actually want to be their friend."
Your Local Weeb 2 years ago
HELP ME THIS IS WHAT I MEANT BY “Talking with an Introvert” (to be fair, he was my classmate before and it felt like forever since i last saw him)
But let's not forget that this is not the rule – shyness does not equal introversion. There are introverts who are non-anxious. Society's bias against this personality type assumes some stereotypes that may put introverts into certain boxes. "Anyone who has walked down the street deep in thought and been instructed by a stranger to smile – as if he were depressed, rather than mentally engaged – knows how maddening this is," Cain adds.
#13
I know what Riley knows 2 years ago
Me calling out to my bed: I'm coming! Hey, it called me first.
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robin aldrich 2 years ago
While thinking, where does it come from? How does it get there?
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One of the most annoying traits that people attribute to introverts is submissiveness. That may impact introverted people negatively in work environments especially. "Studies show that we rank fast and frequent talkers as more competent, likable, and even smarter than slow ones," Susan Cain writes. "[In] a competitive culture that reveres alpha dogs, one-downmanship is probably the most damning trait of all."
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Ozymandias73 2 years ago
God, that would suck. That would send me spiraling into depression for sure.
#18
️ ️~ lefty libra️ ~ 2 years ago (edited)
"you wet corndog cold pillow wet sock son of a person." youre** welcome guys
TheCheeseWheel 2 years ago
Dense cabbage, fermented tomato, cabbitch, wait why are they all vegetables.
The Doom Song 2 years ago
I had some dude (who was stealing) insult me with "yeah well you have crows feet in your face" I laughed at him and replied " uh yeah that's coz I'm 40!"
Susan Cain suggests that the traits that society perceives as weaknesses in shy and introverted people are actually something profound. "Neither type is perceived by society as alpha, and this gives both types the vision to see how alpha status is overrated and how our reverence for it blinds us to things that are good, smart, and wise," she explains.
"For very different reasons, shy and introverted people might choose to spend their days in behind-the-scenes or “passive” pursuits like inventing, studying, or holding the hands of the dying. These are not alpha roles, but the people who play them are role models all the same."
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Hawkmoon 2 years ago
It's just ahead. It works a bit like platform 9 3/4, but you have to run really fast
Mark 2 years ago
Roll in on your luggage in a superman pose, no trolleys needed
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Violet Smith 2 years ago
If you're having intrusive thoughts or obsessing about stuff in an unhealthy way, you do have a choice to go and get some help for it. Rumination and worrying are bad habits, and habits can be changed.
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Whiskey Tango Delicious 2 years ago
Why does this*appear* to be attached to a handicap sign? Ironic? Some dark s**t right there...
Marla Singer 2 years ago
Okay, these aren't really introvert memes. Do people even know what that means? These are mostly just about anxiety.
Isaac Nemo 2 years ago
Yes, you keep saying it. Post it at the bottom for the whole post, not every individual image, or accept this is what BP does all the time.
Load More Replies...However, it’s also true that introverts can have difficulty dealing with loneliness. Sophia Dembling, author of The Introvert's Way: Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World, says introverts might be at a bigger risk of loneliness because they set a very high bar for friendships. "[They] desire and require deep connections and would rather be lonely alone than in a crowd," Dembling writes. In reality, deep connections require time and effort, they're not something that we can establish on a whim.
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WindySwede 2 years ago
I you don't wanna do/go, just don't give any reason. if they insist, just say it's a 'a**l fissure' or some - just joking. They don't need to know the reason.
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ShellsBells 2 years ago
I'd go more with a benzodiazepine (Xanax, Valium, Ativan) or any ADHD medication to quiet a overthinking mind over antidepressants. Unless the overthinking is a negative, sad, harmful, etc. thought. A bong hit would make me overthink even more, lol.
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Emily White, the author of Lonely: Learning to Live With Solitude, talks about the loneliness loop."I was struck during my lonely years at how often I retreated from social interaction,” White said. “People would ask me out for dinner and I would say ‘no’, people would ask me out for drinks after work and I would say ‘no’."
"Social interactions began to make me anxious, and that was the case even though I desperately needed more sociability in my life. And I couldn't make sense of this paradox and I started blaming myself for it."
#25
BrownTabby 2 years ago
My parents specifically worked with me on this because they knew I was shy and didn’t want this to happen to me. Came in useful last week when a teacher got my GRADE wrong (the AI software flagged me as “copying” from other students when I had just cited the same source as them.)
Mara Was… A Surgeon 2 years ago
Damn, wish I could do that. Good for you! I got a 90 put in instead of a 97, but hate the teacher so didn't bother talking to her about it. Backfired because I got a 60 on the next quiz 🫠
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#26
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
at work, I have neon orange earplugs, NEON ORANGE, and people talk to me
Me. 2 years ago
Maybe if you get a new pair (since this pair is known) ignore them and if asked with no earplugs in day you couldn't hear?
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devotedtodreams 2 years ago
Yes! And somehow, they always manage to ruin the best part of the song... -.-
#1 Candevil Fan 2 years ago
People keep interrupting me and IM TRYING TO LISTEN TO OUT OF THE RAIN GUYS SHUT UP
Paul Brown 2 years ago
I wear big headphones at work and people still try talking to me. I hate it.
#27
Jaya 2 years ago
Don't get tricked into believing this. Yes, many people list their child hood, high school or college years as their happiest time. But absolutely not everyone! Especially people who had to deal with abuse, neglect, ilness, mental health issues or other problems during that time of their life. For them life often gets much much better later. So don't despair, your happiest time is likely yet to come.
Teza Vlese 1 year ago
Yes, that's the story of my life. The first 25 years of my life were an absolute nightmare. Now, after 27 years, I'm starting to occasionally feel that being alive can actually be quite nice. Life is getting better and better. I'm glad I didn't give up
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"When you're lonely, you can start to feel as though you don't have what you need to bring to social situations, you don't feel safe in those situations," White continued. "So you start to retreat and the more you do that, the lonelier you become, and it becomes this vicious circle that you can't get out of."
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Miss Frankfurter 2 years ago
Or: What do you have to be sad about? Me: ⏳How much time do you have?
#29
Just Me. A Humble Coffee Addict 2 years ago
Yep. I do this all the time. It's especially irritating when people ignore you for months on end and then all of a sudden they are nice to you. I end up wanting to tell them: "Look! Can we please just skip the f*****g pleasantries and just tell me what the f**k you want?!? My life was great before you started talking to me and it is point I would love to get back to ASAP!
Janine Smith 2 years ago
Pretending to be your best friend ever, so they can dump their workload on you. What's worse is they actually think that you're that stupid to fall for it Again ~ absolutely hate it!
#30
Silly-Rabbit 2 years ago
I take this as the universe's sign that I need to calm down and take a deep breath.
the dancing demon (she/her) 2 years ago
This just happens to me constantly, especially with cables they are the bane of my existence, no matter what I do I ALWAYS hey caught in them
Sophia Dembling shares some advice for fellow introverts who might want to get out of that loop. She recommends texting – it's low effort, not that daunting and surprisingly effective. For those who want to get off the couch more often, she advises to initiate hangouts and extend invitations to friends. That way, you won't be subjected to someone else's idea of fun and spend time with people that you want to spend time with.
#31
Sosha 2 years ago (edited)
95 percent introvert here, I do a lot with someone I'm comfortable with( every once in four months)
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Bylee Victoriqua Malox 2 years ago
You've literally never seen me run faster than when I hear my mom say "Good afternoon, come on in"
theincrediblebatcat 2 years ago
I see the people coming towards the door and I have to sprint to my room so the door doesn’t open and they see me
Cats are cute 2 years ago
Especially if it’s my fake extrovert friend that my parents want me to like because they work with her mom
#33
#1 Candevil Fan 2 years ago
Listened to out of the rain and that first verse hit so hard I kept restarting just for that.
Michael Fernandez 2 years ago
My brain: “Yeah, you’re only 99.9993% over that relationship from 1998, so now you have to listen to this stupid song that was popular that year for 25 times until we get rid of that last little bit.”
️ ️~ lefty libra️ ~ 2 years ago (edited)
i just did this with the song "i love you so" by the walters. I HOPE YOU FEEL WHAT I FELT WHEN YOU SHATTERED MY SOUL. yea i need help 🤪 edit: spelling. sorry guys the keyboard isnt keyboarding.
Catharina Geerts 2 years ago
I do that sometimes, not for the hurt but for being able to cry enough
Bylee Victoriqua Malox 2 years ago
Me listening to "What was I made for" for the 6th time during my biweekly existential crisis.
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Hawkmoon 2 years ago
Or quite simply when music touches you deep in your feelings, no words needed.
Awesome At Being Autistic 2 years ago
🎶 "I am human and I need to be loved, just like everybody else does." 🎶
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shadowpaw rosecreekpack 2 years ago
Especially when it's a phone call! You hear the music of incoming call and your just like "go bother the morning people" 😭😭😭😭😭😭😴😴😴😴😭😭😭😭
The Shark 2 years ago
Or when it's a phone call you should or at least kinda want to pick up, and while awake you debate with yourself whether you're awake yet as far as the person on the other end gets to know! 😂
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Marla Singer 2 years ago
Okay, these aren't really introvert memes. Do people even know what that means? These are mostly just about anxiety.
#37
Firstname Lastname 2 years ago
Rather, trying to figure out what aspects of my life to disclose to make this person not hate me in 2 minutes.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
Depends on what the minutely rate of pay they're offering is.
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mentaLilly 2 years ago
When we moved to another city, the headmaster of my son's new school wanted me to describe her new pupil -my child- to her...i couldn't even regognize if he's left or right handed...it was my worst nightmare coming true - i excused myself, left and mailed her an e-mail about how i just panicked and remember raising my child again. So, that was when i started to consider having anxiety problems :D
Catharina Geerts 2 years ago
At job interviews this was a tricky question. What did they really want to hear?
#38
JoMeBee 2 years ago
That why I'm on BP at this moment. To distract the brain from the thinking...
Catharina Geerts 2 years ago
I create nice scenarios in my head to fall asleep. Works like a charm
Cats are cute 2 years ago
OMG I just made a scenario where if toy story was a horror movie actually it’s pretty interesting. I think I should do a comic on it.
PlatinumThe8-BitCat 2 years ago
Omg, this is hilarious, when I looked at this yesterday it said “you son of a b***h, I’m in” now it just says “I’m in”
#39
Bylee Victoriqua Malox 2 years ago (edited)
When your life is going to hell, so you just don't care anymore. Do whatever the hell you feel like, it's not like it could get any worse.
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Ilyanna Gerzanich 2 years ago
Bold of you to assume I have 2 friend groups...
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Neuropotathy 2 years ago
Is it the kind of people who rehearse their emotional expressions in front of a mirror?
#44
I know what Riley knows 2 years ago
Oh, I know. The split second they put my sweet girl Mia( she was a rescue puppito) in my arms I dreaded the day I would lose her. I did 14 years later. 2 years ago now. The hole in my heart...
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as the sign said: "stop imagining fake scenerios and hurting your own feelings."
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Linda Riebel 2 years ago
You mean.... I'm not the only one getting attacked by my own memory library?
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Just Me. A Humble Coffee Addict 2 years ago
I feel this way, especially when it comes to writing my damn dissertation. I feel guilty when not working on it and when I start writing, my perfectionism and imposter syndrome kicks in and I remember why I wasn't working on it.
The Shark 2 years ago
And then do you feel so incredibly EXHAUSTED that working on anything remotely productive or doing anything that involves consciousness becomes physically impossible?
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Pandasizing World Peace 2 years ago
This reminds me of how grateful I am to be done with homework, tests, reports, and studying! Talk about a buzz kill! It's even better when you get old and you're past the point of people asking why you're not continuing your education so you can make more money.
Miss Frankfurter 2 years ago
And then you find yourself 20 minutes before class, sitting on the floor along with everyone else who didn’t study either, studying like it’s going to jump from the page into your brain before the test. And then that one annoying student standing there looking all smug because they did study and get a good night’s sleep. 🤬🖕
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InfiniteZeek 2 years ago
I am the opposite. I hate using my phone. Give me my keyboard, mouse, and 57 tabs.
Toothless Feline 2 years ago
I'm actually sitting next to my open laptop right now as I scroll BP on my iPad.
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WildHoneyPie 2 years ago
This is a real problem! Every man in my life would say "No, don't call an ambulance". My friend fell off the roof. Fell Off The Roof! And didn't want me to call an ambulance. (I did, he's fine now.
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️ ️~ lefty libra️ ~ 2 years ago
so... what im hearing... is that everyone else sleeps like a seal too?
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PlatinumThe8-BitCat 2 years ago
My face when I’m introducing myself to new people: *nothing* (I’m not meeting new people)
I know what Riley knows 2 years ago (edited)
My face when I walk into a bar and everyone turns to see who walked in.
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Clown fish 2 years ago
I was depressed at 18 and I'm the other 2. Now I'm still depressed and I'm in my 30s
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Jaya 2 years ago
It's not your fault that you're bad at it, but it is your responsibility to get better at it. Ask for help to learn how to do it. You don't have to become great at it, you don't even have to get to the 'normal' level, but you should put effort into getting at least a bit better. It will probably make your life happier as well. Talk to your doctor, there might be classes available that are accessible to anyone having difficulties with this. And if you suspect that it might have to do with for instance something like autism, your doctor might be able to get you evaluated and get some specialised care where you can learn to do those things that seem so easy for everyone else but just feel so very difficult for you.
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nini 2 years ago
Again: introvert =/= antisocial or anxious or depressed. Introvert = social gatherings tend to consume energy instead of giving it to the individual, and being alone recharges it. Anxiety, being antisocialor depressed can also occur, but do not have to. I for myself am an outgoing introvert who actually enjoys meeting new people (zo some degree), but it takes a lot of energy and I need some time alone afterwards. My bf is rather shy, but he gets a lot of energy from social gatherings, so he is, still, an extrovert. Thanks for coming to my TED talk
Jaya 2 years ago
Yeah, the definition of introvert that psychologist use and the definition that the general population uses, are two completely different things. Pretty much everyone seems to misunderstand what the word actually means. Very annoying. But I guess at some point we're just gonna have to accept that the word has a new meaning now.
Load More Replies... Pasej 2 years ago
These are so tired and stale and overplayed. I've seen these meme jokes for years and years over and over and over and over again. They're not funny or original and the joke has been made so much that it's not even beating a dead horse at this point, because the horse has turned to dust and even its ghost has gotten bored and left.
nini 2 years ago
Again: introvert =/= antisocial or anxious or depressed. Introvert = social gatherings tend to consume energy instead of giving it to the individual, and being alone recharges it. Anxiety, being antisocialor depressed can also occur, but do not have to. I for myself am an outgoing introvert who actually enjoys meeting new people (zo some degree), but it takes a lot of energy and I need some time alone afterwards. My bf is rather shy, but he gets a lot of energy from social gatherings, so he is, still, an extrovert. Thanks for coming to my TED talk
Jaya 2 years ago
Yeah, the definition of introvert that psychologist use and the definition that the general population uses, are two completely different things. Pretty much everyone seems to misunderstand what the word actually means. Very annoying. But I guess at some point we're just gonna have to accept that the word has a new meaning now.
Load More Replies... Pasej 2 years ago
These are so tired and stale and overplayed. I've seen these meme jokes for years and years over and over and over and over again. They're not funny or original and the joke has been made so much that it's not even beating a dead horse at this point, because the horse has turned to dust and even its ghost has gotten bored and left.
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