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YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts)
Mon Mar 12, 2012, 04:45 PM Mar 2012

Fellow introverts, check in here... [View all]

-If you tend to lose energy from being around people, rather than gaining it...

-If you have a relatively small number of close friends...

-If you would rather read an interesting book than go to a party on a Friday night...

-If people have ever commented on you being "Shy" or "quiet"...

-If you feel pressure by society to be more "outgoing" and "sociable", rather than it being natural and unconscious to you (extravert)....

-If people have described you as "cold" or "aloof" or "disinterested" in them...

Then you might be an introvert.

I thought I would create this thread to raise a bit of introvert awareness, for myself and for others. In a society dominated by loud, noisy extroverts, us introverts have got to stay together.

So check in...don't be shy!

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Checking in. Swede Mar 2012 #1
Checkin' In! Man that list you made is ME. Populist_Prole Mar 2012 #2
Checking in! hifiguy Mar 2012 #3
~ Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #4
Count me in... Tom_Foolery Mar 2012 #5
Here, and hopefully there won't be a crowd here. I don't do crowds well LaurenG Mar 2012 #6
That's my daughter. progressoid Mar 2012 #7
I am not an introvert so stop saying that! KamaAina Mar 2012 #8
Here! The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2012 #9
Checking in. RebelOne Mar 2012 #10
I was a big introvert when I was younger deutsey Mar 2012 #27
No thank you, I don't really like crowds petronius Mar 2012 #11
Here I am TheCentepedeShoes Mar 2012 #12
This reminds me of one my favorite threads ever... kayakjohnny Mar 2012 #13
People would probably call me quiet if I knew any. n/t dimbear Mar 2012 #14
I am an introvert. I like hanging only with people I know quite well. Then I can applegrove Mar 2012 #15
Checking In - but I'll be going off to be alone now. csziggy Mar 2012 #16
Extroverts put me on edge. And they are so selfish, always have to be *on*. n/t UTUSN Mar 2012 #17
Man, the part about losing energy aroung people is so true for me. deucemagnet Mar 2012 #18
Introverts rule! Generic Brad Mar 2012 #19
Here I am. Over here. :waving: femmocrat Mar 2012 #20
no - I don't want to rurallib Mar 2012 #21
Ding! ThoughtCriminal Mar 2012 #22
Leave me alone with your questions! graywarrior Mar 2012 #23
Checking in... kaitcat Mar 2012 #24
::hi:: irisblue Mar 2012 #25
INFP here deutsey Mar 2012 #26
I'm also an INFP nuxvomica Mar 2012 #32
I'm an INFP too, and finding out was a disaster. Avalux Mar 2012 #37
Checking in! grntuscarora Mar 2012 #28
That's me MrScorpio Mar 2012 #29
I test out as an introvert siligut Mar 2012 #30
I have all of these.. Do I win a prize? lol n/t JesterCS Mar 2012 #31
I'm both! zanana1 Mar 2012 #33
Checking in here.. but not for long (it's too crowded!!). n/t LeftinOH Mar 2012 #34
Checking in. Still Blue in PDX Mar 2012 #35
I'm an introvert at the core, but have learned a balance. Avalux Mar 2012 #36
I tick all the boxes Ron Obvious Mar 2012 #38
INTP TrogL Mar 2012 #39
I am a proud introvert MadrasT Mar 2012 #40
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