Loners

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts) Fri Oct 17, 2014, 05:23 PM Oct 2014

If you are a loner, you are not alone...heh....look at this:

This is totally accurate for me.
23 Signs of An Introvert:

*. You find small talk incredibly cumbersome.

*You've been called "too intense."
( anybody besides me ever hear that?)

*Giving a talk in front of 500 people is less stressful than having to mingle with those people afterwards.
( I always used to wonder why I felt like that)

here's the whole list of 23 traits.
Is it you????
( sorry for the Huff Po thing, I don't like it either, but the article is worth going over there)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/20/introverts-signs-am-i-introverted_n_3721431.html

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If you are a loner, you are not alone...heh....look at this: (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 OP

The three you picked are also true for me. antiquie Oct 2014 #1

Essentially the article talked about behavior in terms of energy dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #3

All true in my experience. antiquie Oct 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author appalachiablue Oct 2014 #7

Most of those definitely apply to me in one way or other. arcane1 Oct 2014 #2

Right on target. silverweb Oct 2014 #5

I know I'm introverted. ChazInAz Oct 2014 #6

You got them all? dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #8

I think 20 of those apply to me. I have done a lot of large group speaking. As long as I'm prepared, Hoyt Oct 2014 #9

antiquie

(4,299 posts)

1. The three you picked are also true for me.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 05:26 PM

Oct 2014

I skipped the HuffPo.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)

3. Essentially the article talked about behavior in terms of energy

Reply to antiquie (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 05:43 PM

Oct 2014

Extroverts get highly energized from parties and large group sports watching
introverts get drained of energy by having to socialize, chatter in small talk, etc.

but introverts get re-charged by doing things alone...reading, writing, thinking, gardening,
stuff that extroverts would be bored with.

Extroverts need external stimuli
Introverts need the space and time of internal process.

antiquie

(4,299 posts)

4. All true in my experience.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 06:27 PM

Oct 2014

Thank you.

Response to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #3)

appalachiablue This message was self-deleted by its author.

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

2. Most of those definitely apply to me in one way or other.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 05:38 PM

Oct 2014

silverweb

(16,402 posts)

5. Right on target.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 06:43 PM

Oct 2014

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]After even just a couple hours of busy social exposure, I'm exhausted. Then I need home, my cats, quiet, and sometimes a nap.

ChazInAz

(2,778 posts)

6. I know I'm introverted.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 07:38 PM

Oct 2014

But getting every single one of those? Do I win some sort of prize?

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)

8. You got them all?

Reply to ChazInAz (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 09:17 PM

Oct 2014

A suitable prize would be a house with out a doorbell
and a telephone screening system.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

9. I think 20 of those apply to me. I have done a lot of large group speaking. As long as I'm prepared,

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Oct 23, 2014, 11:24 AM

Oct 2014

I like it. I usually like to get their right when it's my time, and leave right away. Otherwise, I'll start sweating and get all panicky.

My long-term relationships have been with extroverts who understand that I might just disappear at any moment at a party, in a large store, etc. I'm fairly comfortable one-on-one, especially if at home, in my car, etc.

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