Many people only feel fulfilled when they are around others. They could talk for days, have friends over forever, and can virtually go crazy if they need to be alone.
To the introverts’ ears, however, silence is the best music. Their biggest existential dread is crowds of people and they will do everything to stay away from them. Luckily, unbeknownst to our dear fellow extroverts, way too many people prefer to be left alone.
This Instagram page titled “Antisocial Memes” is a safe place to celebrate your introvert side, and chuckle at painfully relatable memes that sum up everything, including being awkward around people, that they go through every day.
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Leaving is also my favorite thing to do at school. My second favorite is lunch.
To find out how exactly introverts' minds differ from extroverts’, previously Bored Panda spoke with Helen Marlo, a licensed clinical psychologist and Jungian psychoanalyst who provides psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and consultation.
Helen, who is also a Professor of Clinical Psychology and the Department Chair at Notre Dame de Namur University, said that the key difference between introverts and extroverts “is in the characteristic and distinctive ways they direct and use consciousness and, consequently, how their attitude of consciousness impacts their psychic energy.”
“An individual who becomes energized when their consciousness is oriented towards internal sources exhibits a more dominant introverted attitude while an individual who is energized when directing consciousness to external sources exhibits a more dominant extroverted attitude,” Marlo told us.
The psychoanalyst explained that introverts obtain more gratification from sources inside themselves. “They are typically described as more introspective, reflective, solitary, and oriented towards individual pursuits,” she said some time ago.
However, Marlo believes that the common characterizations of introvert and extrovert personalities are often simplified. ”While the personality traits and activities ascribed to introverts and extroverts have some validity, frequently, such characterizations are overgeneralized and simplistic. For example, a frequent overgeneralization is that extroverts are not introspective or reflective while introverts are not social nor relate well to others.”
"No, no, I swear I know how to do this, can you please just give me a second to remember something I've successfully done every day for the past 6 years?"
Me? I'm great! Totally... great! What? I'm not crying. Why would you say that? Nope, I definitely meant for my eyeliner to smear like that.
While we often believe we’re born introverts or extroverts, the research shows that it depends on a combination of factors: “What we are born with, along with what we experience in life, including influential relationships, our social and cultural world, life circumstances, stressors, and traumas,” Marlo said.
That being said, being an introvert is not just about avoiding crowds and preferring solitary time. Marlo believes that there are tremendous benefits of being an introverted person. “The consciousness of introverts, relative to extroverts, is more primed to absorb, reflect upon, analyze, endow meaning, and organize external material from fellow human beings as well as the objects of our external world.”
Moreover, introverts help to make our relationships, with others and ourselves, as well as the events of the external world more meaningful. “Introverts enable us to learn from our experiences by inspiring reflection. Moreover, introverted attention fosters creativity, and when met with extroverted consciousness, it inspires innovation,” the psychoanalyst concluded.
I have one very social daughter and one introvert. When the introvert lays down an insult or argument, it is pure gold!
Basically me. My brain tends to randomly decide that a random person I barely know is trustworthy and share my whole life story in about 6 minutes, while simultaneously choosing to avoid conversing with extremely trustworthy people I've known most of my life.
Do people actually do this? Like, the only people I talk on the phone with are my brother and people my mom tells me I need to thank for birthday gifts.
I can solve one issue for you. Instead of saying thank you, send them a thank you card. You get major brownie points for doing something personal that requires a bit of effort and you get to avoid phone calls.
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"Are you busy?" Is always a trap! Pro tip: Anytime someone asks that, Always answer "always, why? Then decide if you can "rearrange your schedule "😂
I'm not a complete introvert. More like an ambivert. I wish more people video called. Well just certain people.
I’m not even a phone person, actually prefers text, but this here I will definitely not pick up
Sorry I randomly have to go get my cat, my mom's been watching her because she's been getting into fights and doing flips and.... yeah bye
I sometimes consider doing nothing as busy. After a long week busy week, I'd like to just relax and talk to no one. So if I'm sitting on the couch watching TV, yes I am busy.
Whatever happened to that random cool t-shirt I had when I was 9?
Sometimes if you just stare blankly into space for a few seconds, then look back at them and say "wait, what did you just say?" you can avoid unwanted questions
lol reminds me this morning there was a delivery person walking past my kitchen window and i ducked because i didnt want to possibly make eye contact.
Cats cure my loneliness and depression... human interactions only increase both
I relate to this cat. Not stuck just in my mind, off somewhere in my only little nook, in my own little world and someone comes along telling me I it's weird where I'm in and to come out to join the rest of the world. WHY??????
Simple solution: avoid all human interaction, therefore eliminating any chance of being asked to do anything you're not comfortable with
Me and my daughter. My daughter will have that same exact look on her face.
I've found that if you just never react to anything ever, people not only don't expect you to laugh at their jokes, they also just leave you alone! The occasional glare can also speed up the process
I literally cried when my teacher said that we have to do a group presentation with new people other than are friends and that I'll fail the class if I don't participate
I could lift you up I could show you what you want to see And take you where you want to be You could be my luck Even if the sky is falling down I know that we'll be safe and sound We're safe and sound I could fill your cup You know my river won't evaporate This world we still appreciate You could be my luck Even in a hurricane of frowns I know that we'll be safe and sound We're safe and sound (safe and sound) We're safe and sound (hold your ground) We're safe and sound (safe and sound) I could show you love In a tidal wave of mystery You'll still be standing next to me You could be my luck Even if we're six feet underground I know that we'll be safe and sound We're safe and sound I could lift you up I could show you what you want to see And take you where you want to be You could be my luck Even if the sky is falling down I know that we'll be safe and sound I could lift you up I could show you what you want to see And take you where you want to be (Can't fit the rest of the lyrics)
I do talk, I argue with you alot..... it's only in my head But who's counting.. oh wait I am... score 11:2 yes you won an imaginary argument twice today but I had more wins so...
Ah yes, it DOES kind of feels like doing a plank with all the skin removed off your body. /s
This is the best way to understand more about people and how they communicate. It's also how I found that not engaging is the best thing to do.
I don't know where they got this picture of me, but I feel extremely attacked right now
If the lyrics from the songs I've been listening to start applying to my life, I would be hella concerned
"So then I went to Pennsylvania to visit my aunt" "was this at thanksgiving?" "No, this was at Christmas" "well what did you do at Thanksgiving?" "I hung out with my friend." "Which friend, the one you met last September or the one who randomly ghosted you for 2 months then suddenly started acting like you were besties again?"
Friend: It’s cold. Friend’s bf, with three damn scarves and big jacket: Well damn cuz I don’t control the weather.
I'm not antisocial! I just really like sitting in corners while wearing solid black and super heavy eyeliner and glaring at everyone who tries to come near me...
I’ve been given so many secrets that they’re all jumbled up so the risk of ever spilling them out is very low
Me who can't take a selfie because of my crippling hatred of myself
That's the way to do it. Boy, does it p**s families off though. My daughter's dad side, there's one guy who rarely shows up for family events. The family just gossips and assumes the worst. I've met him a couple times and he's a chill dude. I can understand where he's coming from.
hahaha this was me for a long time untill i realized i was doing this, and worked on it. Still not perfect, but a lot better!
Nope, already in my staying home clothes. 'But you haven't changed' I said what I said.
I-i uhh can I get a number sweet tea with chicken strips to drink oh and add fries to that yep yep uhh fries large mhm no
If you’re doing it for toxic people then it’s great, keep it up but if it’s for the normal friends in your life, I think it’s more than just introversion and you might have depression or anxiety
That person from the past shaped the wonderful person you are today. Think of the progress you’ve made since then. You’ve grown a lot as a person so give yourself a pat on the back for coming this far
I wish my mum was still around. I'd let her drag me anywhere :-(
I actually do wake up early. I just don't necessarily *get* up, unless I have to be somewhere.
I feel sad that a lot of people associate being introverted with being antisocial... You can be an introvert without hating interacting with people, introversion just means you need to recharge your social batteries often.
I hate that BP confuses introverted with socially awkward. But I am at the extreme end of introversion and I am anti-social. Like most things introversion/extroversion is a spectrum.
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Why let accuracy get in the way of broad stereotyping?
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Another list of "introvert" memes, with many being depression or anxiety disorders. If you feel like that, get treatment.
That requires talking to someone. Also, one can have treatment/medication and still experience these things. It's pretty crappy of you to blanket diagnose people like that.
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This got very old and very depressing very quickly. It's funny (in a bitter way) for a while, and it's nice to know you're not alone with your pathetic malfunctions, but it's not cool or edgy to be like this. It really isn't something that should be encouraged or celebrated. Signed, an anti-social, introverted being with social anxiety who relates to a lot of these.
Keep it up BP! I love these! I've decided after reading some of the comments that it's a gift to be able to laugh at oneself. This kind of content keeps this INFJ on meds for social anxiety/depression laughing!
I don't know about anyone else, but I found a lot of these relatable and funny lol
These are just jokes that have a grain of truth. The best kind. Sure some of them miss the "true" definition of introverted behavior of which we're familiar, but they do point the direction. For example, I may ponder an invitation to lunch with a crowd, not because I'm antisocial, but because I'm calculating the cost to my "introvert batteries." It seems to me the resultant behavior is somewhat similar no matter if I'm an introvert or antisocial.
I feel sad that a lot of people associate being introverted with being antisocial... You can be an introvert without hating interacting with people, introversion just means you need to recharge your social batteries often.
I hate that BP confuses introverted with socially awkward. But I am at the extreme end of introversion and I am anti-social. Like most things introversion/extroversion is a spectrum.
Load More Replies... Why let accuracy get in the way of broad stereotyping?
Load More Replies... Another list of "introvert" memes, with many being depression or anxiety disorders. If you feel like that, get treatment.
That requires talking to someone. Also, one can have treatment/medication and still experience these things. It's pretty crappy of you to blanket diagnose people like that.
Load More Replies... This got very old and very depressing very quickly. It's funny (in a bitter way) for a while, and it's nice to know you're not alone with your pathetic malfunctions, but it's not cool or edgy to be like this. It really isn't something that should be encouraged or celebrated. Signed, an anti-social, introverted being with social anxiety who relates to a lot of these.
Keep it up BP! I love these! I've decided after reading some of the comments that it's a gift to be able to laugh at oneself. This kind of content keeps this INFJ on meds for social anxiety/depression laughing!
I don't know about anyone else, but I found a lot of these relatable and funny lol
These are just jokes that have a grain of truth. The best kind. Sure some of them miss the "true" definition of introverted behavior of which we're familiar, but they do point the direction. For example, I may ponder an invitation to lunch with a crowd, not because I'm antisocial, but because I'm calculating the cost to my "introvert batteries." It seems to me the resultant behavior is somewhat similar no matter if I'm an introvert or antisocial.
