Where do you see yourself? Understand that there is a difference between being shy and being an introvert. Many people mistake shyness for introversion. I am severely introverted. I have been finding lately that extroverts annoy me more and more to the point of intolerance. I would like to amend this. So how many of you see yourselves as one or the other. How do you feel about one or the other? Any suggestions on what I can do to become more tolerable towards extroverts? Any links to good websites about introversion/extroversion?
I looked the words up an im mor extroverted.!!! http://www.bennetyee.org/http_webster.cgi?method=exact&isindex=extroverted&db=* From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 (moby-thes) 36 Moby Thesaurus words for "extroverted": accessible, approachable, candid, communicative, conversable, demonstrative, effusive, expansive, extroversive, extrovert, frank, free, free-speaking, free-spoken, free-tongued, gossipy, newsy, open, other-directed, outgoing, outspoken, self-revealing, self-revelatory, sociable, talkative, unconstrained, unhampered, unrepressed, unreserved, unrestrained, unrestricted, unreticent, unsecretive, unshrinking, unsilent, unsuppressed
I think I'm more introverted. I'm a private person and only share my personal life with close friends and family. Some things aren't meant to be said out loud. I often reflect on a lot of things. On the other hand, I'm more attracted to extroverts. I like others that are outspoken and easy to talk to. However, I don't like rude obnoxious people that like to blurt out their whole life story to me. Some links: http://psychology.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_introvert http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/biology/b103/f03/web1/nkrimgold.html
It depends upon the situation that I might be involved with. Sometimes I find that listening to others at a meeting or gathering somewhere is very enjoyable but other times I like to join in the conversation if I feel I will fit in. Recently I was at a sushi bar where there were others at the bar who knew each other and they were having a conversation amonst themselves. I listened for awhile and enjoyed what they were discussing. So being out and about can be a two way street, either getting involved or not, depends really on many factors.
I can be as silent as a monk...or as gregarious as a talk show host. The people with the problem are those who cannot choose.
I'm extremely introverted. I've even been asked if I was autistic before - the reason being that I can have an awful lot of trouble talking and answering questions about parties and celebrities and bodily excretion[sup]*[/sup] because they're not the kind of thing I usually spend much time thinking much about, so I usually just end up staring blankly at people who do. Socially, I can get talkative in one-on-one conversations with most people I know, but I quickly tire from participating in group conversations. In groups I'm more likely to drive people nuts enlighten everyone with pointless random spontaneous physics/computer science rambling allusions, if I don't zone out altogether. [sup]*[/sup] I live in Belgium most of the year. Many adolescents there can talk almost endlessly about the waste products of their bowel processes (from solid to liquid as well as gaseous - they're particularly fascinated by the details in texture) and the processes of evacuating these from the body. Celebrity gossip at least doesn't usually interfere with my appetite.
Not bein able to talk about parties an celebrities seems odd... an i thank a fart or poop joke is funny but not endless disusson about such stuff.!!! Have you sought professonal help if so what did they say.???
That pushes me into a near panic! I'm really only interested in talking to someone if the something is worth saying. I can not tolerate small talk. I have had to work on that a lot. I have no patience for it. I don't want to fill the air with noise. Don't make the assumption that introverts don't have senses of humor though. If something is funny, I find it very much worth saying!
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I really don't know what I am. My profession involves communicating and developing relationships with people which I enjoy in that environment. I talk on the phone with people and in person all day long and feel very comfortable doing so. On the weekends (I work mon-fri) I spend the majority of my time somewhat routinely by myself. I am definitely not a social person by choice during my free time. I am a musician and spend a good deal of time creating and appreciating music. I also collect junk and like to do that by my lonesome as well. All and all, I think my afore described introversion tendencies are an escape so to speak. This allows me to recoup my balance as a creative person and pretend I have a life. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Well, I work with a lot of very extroverted people. I know that I can't change them, but I can change myself, so I want to learn some coping techniques. Lately I have just been stopping by the docks on my way home from work and beating the shit out of homeless people... But that only goes so far.
Ah, coping techniques. But that's different from what you said before: "to become more tolerable towards extroverts." On second thought, I may have interpreted that the wrong way. Never mind Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
And take care not to involve yourself in any casual conversation if one of them is an extrovert. You are talking about the clingy kind of extrovert right ? The ones that don't let you leave and just keep japping on and on and on.
I'm introverted. I'm very friendly and can be fun, but as for my personal thoughts and matters, only I and I alone know of them.
