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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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  • in reply to Alice-nice-Alice

    Interesting.  My report came in as xNFP (my I and E were both extremes, and cancelled each other out).  It completely fazed the Myers Briggs interpreter who I had a consultation with after getting my results.  To me the extreme E and I scores were completely logical. 

    Of course, this was done before I got my ADHD diagnosis; am still on the waiting list for my autism assessment.  Had the MB interpreter known I was neurodivergent it might have steered her understanding somewhat.