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Introvert or extrovert?

Meeples

I have always considered myself an introvert. I find social situations draining and I have no problem with my own company, which fits the definition of an introvert. However, I'm not sure that I really am. I am also a natural performer, fascinated by other peoples lives and stories and, when it goes well, I get a real buzz from connecting with people. So, could I actually be an extrovert? Could these introvert traits be the results of social anxiety, masking really heavily and/or being overstimulated? Wouldn't those things also make me find socialising confusing and exhausting and find having time by myself easier?

Its just a thought that's been rolling around in my mind and I wondered what everyone else thought.

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  • Perhaps you are selectively extrovert. there can be a possibility that you are most comfortable around a selected group of people, who share identical traits and personal values. According to psychology today, the introverts are defined as the people who prefer the inner life of the mind over the outer world of other people. So, naturally what you may consider to be inner life can vary significantly. The buzz that you get from connecting people is perhaps due to the fact that those people are relatable to you. Being introvert or extrovert is not binary in nature, instead it is a spectrum. As highlighted, by the articles in eduhelphub, the Big Five model can be used to identify the personality traits of an individual, where the extraversion-introversion spectrum suggests that you can be categorized within a spectrum from extreme extrovert or extreme introvert. So, just do what makes you feel happy and satisfied. You can be both an extrovert or an introvert, depending on you personality trait.  

  • in reply to alice carter

    I agree that introversion/extroversion is on a spectrum - although I'd clarify that I believe it to be a very moveable scale for some of us, given the circumstances at any one time.

    For me, I'm naturally extrovert, though I suspect much of that is because of my ADHD.  Against that, I need a huge amount of downtime to recover and recharge, but am not good at recognising when I'm becoming over-stimulated, so get burnt out very quickly.  It is a constant balancing act trying to harness my ADHD extroversion which is on a constant quest for stimulation against my inner (autistic?) self that rails against this and is begging to retreat.

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  • in reply to alice carter

    I agree that introversion/extroversion is on a spectrum - although I'd clarify that I believe it to be a very moveable scale for some of us, given the circumstances at any one time.

    For me, I'm naturally extrovert, though I suspect much of that is because of my ADHD.  Against that, I need a huge amount of downtime to recover and recharge, but am not good at recognising when I'm becoming over-stimulated, so get burnt out very quickly.  It is a constant balancing act trying to harness my ADHD extroversion which is on a constant quest for stimulation against my inner (autistic?) self that rails against this and is begging to retreat.

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