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I'm amused... I can relate to a few of the "problems" faced by introverts.



12 problems only introverts understand (title of article)

1. When you literally need a break from all people.

It might be hours or days or weeks or months, but either way, if you're around another person for a single moment more, your head might explode or you might cry in a ball on the floor. Neither is attractive.

2. When people don't understand how much you love being in small groups.

Small groups are like the prom for introverts. We feel hot as hell, super funny, super great ... OK, maybe it's not like prom, but it's a time when we feel incredibly normal and not overwhelmed and anxious and out of place.

3. When people think it's weird that you like doing things by yourself.

Why yes, I am looking forward to watching Netflix all night, by myself, alone in my house, with pyjamas on and my favourite snacks surrounding me like prizes. That is basically like a rave for me.

4. When you bring a book to a public place and people act like you want them to talk to you about it.

This is not a conversation-starter book! This is a keeping-me-company book! If I wanted you to talk to me, I would not have a book; I would be waiting wide-eyed with my arms open staring at you until you connect with me in some way.

5. When you can't work because people around you are talking.

I am trying to maintain the ever-dwindling levels of serenity I have left! Your talking drains the life force that I call my personality! I am drowning in your voices!

6. When you're really excited to go out, then as soon as you get out, you're ready to go home.

Yep, being out these 45 minutes really made me realise what's really important in life: being at home forever.

7. When you don't want to go outside because people are there.

I have had days when I've literally said the words, "Will there be people there?" and if the answer is "yes" I close my door because I simply cannot.

8. When you have a great night out and then don't want to do anything for the rest of the year.

Or month, whatever. The point is, it was so great that it fulfilled your social outing requirements for the forseeable future. Good-bye, fellow humans.

9. When you have that friend who always asks you to hang out.

And every time you have to find another way to say, "No, I do not want to hang out with you. I just want to hang out with me forever. I like me. I do not typically exhaust me. I love you though! I am sorry! But seriously, you know me. I probably will not change."

10. When people stop inviting you to things because they know you'll say no.

Am I going to say no? Probably! Am I also going to get offended that you did not ask me to go? Probably!

11. When a friend comes to visit you and stays at your place and it is literally your worst nightmare.

It doesn't really matter if they're your best friend in the whole world, because they are still a person and people exhaust you. Plus, they're always around! You can never take a break. Introverts require breaks.

12. When staying inside means you're missing out on your friends doing fun stuff.

You know you didn't wanna do that stuff anyway, but it feels so much more normal to have someone ask you, "What did you do this weekend?" and say something like, "Went to a party!" instead of, "I stayed inside completely!"

10 problems only extroverts understand

1. When your friends say they just wanna stay inside and watch movies tonight.

"Wait, you don't, like, seriously wanna do that, right? Well, do you wanna go to the club after that?"

2. When you feel like you're talking really loud.

But that's not going to make you change your volume at all because how would you even do that?

3. When you've been called needy multiple times this week.

Oh, so I'm "needy" just because I've been calling you every day this week to hang out and texting you every 30 minutes to talk about my new hair colour? Wow.

4. When the cab driver, grocery clerk, and the guy at the laundromat are all like, "Please, stop telling me about your problems."

And you're just like, "But I have so many thoughts!!!"

5. When your coworkers are all wearing headphones and you wanna talk to them so bad.

How mad would they be if I take the headphones off their heads versus how sad will I be if I don't get to talk to them about this emoji combination I came up with. Hmm.

6. You're alone and there's literally no one around at all.

This feels like death. I'm basically already dead.

7. When you get stuck working alone and you don't even know what to do with yourself.

How do people even do this? What, am I just supposed to talk to myself and ask myself what I think we should do?

8. You finally have a night off and no one wants to go out.

"Wooo! Sara, Tamika, Kaylah, we're going out!

What do you mean, 'you're tired'? Well, so what if you have to be up early? You just don't feel like being around people? I don't even know what any of those sentences mean."

9. When you realise you've been out every night this week and should probably stay in, but you won't.

"I know I've literally been out every single night and I soooo need a night in." "Are you gonna stay home tonight?" "No, I'm going on a date in five minutes."

10. You know you're talking too much but you can't stop yourself.

"Whatever, at least most of the things I'm saying will be really crucial to this situation so I'm just gonna keep saying things because what if I leave something out and that would've been the one they really needed to hear?"

:p

1. When you literally need a break from all people.
2. When people don't understand how much you love being in small groups.
3. When people think it's weird that you like doing things by yourself.
4. When you bring a book to a public place and people act like you want them to talk to you about it.
8. When you have a great night out and then don't want to do anything for the rest of the year.
9. When you have that friend who always asks you to hang out.
10. When people stop inviting you to things because they know you'll say no.

5 isn't a problem because I can just ignore people, and the others just aren't things I worry about. Can see how it would bother others, though.

I understand the problems of being an introvert oh so well, and I will agree with what that said. [plain] :) [/plain]

When people don't believe you are introverted because when you're around friends you NEVER STOP TALKING

I don't think I qualify as either one, but I technically count as an introvert.

The one thing I don't get is how extroverts look down upon introverts. That's like getting on somebody's ass for liking vanilla instead of chocolate.

Ambiverts represent!

Yeah, I don't really connect to any of these. At least not 100% of the time. I must be somewhere in the middle. What's an ambivert?

'Xactly that, someone who's half and half, capable of being both intro- and extroverted.

I'd like to think that I'm an ambivert, but I definitely skew more towards the introverted side of things. What bothers me the most about the distinction is how often people simplify introversion to being shy and extroversion to being outgoing. It's really all about where you get your energy. I love going out, meeting new people, being silly, etc. but for me it can be exhausting at times, and I definitely need time to myself. That last introvert "problem" is hilarious to me though, since I have absolutely no qualms expressing my delight at spending some weekends inside and binge watching netflix.

4. When you bring a book to a public place and people act like you want them to talk to you about it.

This is not a conversation-starter book! This is a keeping-me-company book! If I wanted you to talk to me, I would not have a book; I would be waiting wide-eyed with my arms open staring at you until you connect with me in some way.

IF I'M HOLDING A BOOK, THAT MEANS EVERYBODY SHUT UP.

I really don't get the extrovert ones despite being largely extroverted. It doesn't really look like an extrovert wrote it.

Yeah, I lol'ed at all of the extrovert problems.

What, you mean you're not going out with Sara, Tamika, and Kaylah tonight AI? Phony :mad:

More like 10 problems only Chuggaaconroy understands.

[QUOTE="Swordmaster Link, post: 1539001, member: 15648"]Yeah, I lol'ed at all of the extrovert problems.

What, you mean you're not going out with Sara, Tamika, and Kaylah tonight AI? Phony :mad: [/QUOTE]
if only others could understand my need to hit the clubs

I need my jams or I die, sword :crying3:

[QUOTE="Beard Physics, post: 1538995, member: 25415"]I really don't get the extrovert ones despite being largely extroverted. It doesn't really look like an extrovert wrote it.[/QUOTE]
It's a bit of a given. These things are generally told as an introvert and an introvert's idea of an extrovert, or vice versa. Ideally, they would pool the experiences of both introverts and extroverts (ambiverts also would add even more perspective) but most people write these things without wanting to do much research and just write what they know and think they know.

[QUOTE="Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds, post: 1538900, member: 17429"]'Xactly that, someone who's half and half, capable of being both intro- and extroverted.[/QUOTE]
Gotcha. That's probably where I stand then. I used to be a pure extrovert in high school, but I've changed. In fact, my fiancé and I switched roles in the last 7 years.

^ SD used to be bright and cheerful and then she became my friend and we fixed that

now all she thinks about is murder <3[DOUBLEPOST=1434548991,1434548948][/DOUBLEPOST][QUOTE="DarkZero, post: 1539026, member: 34654"]It's a bit of a given. These things are generally told as an introvert and an introvert's idea of an extrovert, or vice versa. Ideally, they would pool the experiences of both introverts and extroverts (ambiverts also would add even more perspective) but most people write these things without wanting to do much research and just write what they know and think they know.[/QUOTE]
Haha people are so silly *sob*

13. Everyone around you suddenly becomes all hands
You don't like to be touched - however everyone around you can't keep their hands to themselves. No matter how many times you tell them "hands off", it can't get into their skulls.

3. When people think it's weird that you like doing things by yourself.

Why yes, I am looking forward to watching Netflix all night, by myself, alone in my house, with pyjamas on and my favourite snacks surrounding me like prizes. That is basically like a rave for me.

Recently an old boss facebooked me and asked, "What are you getting into tonight?" after I went to the restaurant. Well, I actually didn't see that message because I rarely log in anymore but had I seen it, I likely would have responded, "Dragon Ball!" Because holy crap you guys that show is amazing

4. When you bring a book to a public place and people act like you want them to talk to you about it.

This is not a conversation-starter book! This is a keeping-me-company book! If I wanted you to talk to me, I would not have a book; I would be waiting wide-eyed with my arms open staring at you until you connect with me in some way.

I actually have yet to have this problem, but I can totally anticipate it happening. See my solution below:

5. When you can't work because people around you are talking.

I am trying to maintain the ever-dwindling levels of serenity I have left! Your talking drains the life force that I call my personality! I am drowning in your voices!

There's a damn good reason I bring my iPod with me everywhere I go, and it's not just because I have an adapter to play it in my car.

6. When you're really excited to go out, then as soon as you get out, you're ready to go home.

Yep, being out these 45 minutes really made me realise what's really important in life: being at home forever.

This isn't me, but it totally fits Squeege. Usually when he gets to that point I'm pretty ambivalent as to whether we stay out or go home. Or I'm at the stage where I'd rather stay out, but would be fine at home too.

7. When you don't want to go outside because people are there.

I have had days when I've literally said the words, "Will there be people there?" and if the answer is "yes" I close my door because I simply cannot.

Me LITERALLY ALL THE TIME but it's for non-intro reasons.

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1. When your friends say they just wanna stay inside and watch movies tonight.

"Wait, you don't, like, seriously wanna do that, right? Well, do you wanna go to the club after that?"

This is what we usually do, so after 10 or 15 days in a row of doing that I'm just like "AGAIN????" (love you honey)

2. When you feel like you're talking really loud.

But that's not going to make you change your volume at all because how would you even do that?

YES OMG THIS IS ME SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH. No, I'm not yelling at you. This is how I talk.

4. When the cab driver, grocery clerk, and the guy at the laundromat are all like, "Please, stop telling me about your problems."

And you're just like, "But I have so many thoughts!!!"

This is me and my mother both WE JUST CAN'T STOP THINKING AND OUR THOUGHTS ARE SO IMPORTANT

5. When your coworkers are all wearing headphones and you wanna talk to them so bad.

How mad would they be if I take the headphones off their heads versus how sad will I be if I don't get to talk to them about this emoji combination I came up with. Hmm.

oh god this is the worst and you just know you'll forget what was so important by the time they notice that you have something to say!!!!

6. You're alone and there's literally no one around at all.

This feels like death. I'm basically already dead.

Well, we do share a wall with another apartment and the noise pollution is really bad, so there's always that. Unfortunately, our next-door neighbors are total ******* and I hate them.

7. When you get stuck working alone and you don't even know what to do with yourself.

How do people even do this? What, am I just supposed to talk to myself and ask myself what I think we should do?

literally why I am still posting on viggif right now I need to get back to work

8. You finally have a night off and no one wants to go out.

"Wooo! Sara, Tamika, Kaylah, we're going out!

What do you mean, 'you're tired'? Well, so what if you have to be up early? You just don't feel like being around people? I don't even know what any of those sentences mean."

Except now that I am down to one job, it's more like, "Hey I get to stop working at 4 today instead of 9:30 let's go do something!!!!"

9. When you realise you've been out every night this week and should probably stay in, but you won't.

"I know I've literally been out every single night and I soooo need a night in." "Are you gonna stay home tonight?" "No, I'm going on a date in five minutes."

literally why I'm at a coffeehouse right now. I came up here earlier, but I had to go home. Any sane person would have said, "okay, I'll just work at home now." NOPE I GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE IM GOING BACK

10. You know you're talking too much but you can't stop yourself.

"Whatever, at least most of the things I'm saying will be really crucial to this situation so I'm just gonna keep saying things because what if I leave something out and that would've been the one they really needed to hear?"

I JUST CAN'T STOP THINKING AND MY THOUGHTS ARE SO IMPORTANT

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yeah literally every test I've ever taken has me WAY FAR OVER on the extrovert side but I can feel that diminishing slowly but surely and I blame squeege for introducing me to the introvert way
I say this because ten years ago literally none of the introvert ones would have applied to me and now they do

wait why am I still on viggif let me read these eighteen other threads
I'm so bad at adulting

[QUOTE="Swordmaster Link, post: 1538937, member: 15648"]I'd like to think that I'm an ambivert, but I definitely skew more towards the introverted side of things. What bothers me the most about the distinction is how often people simplify introversion to being shy and extroversion to being outgoing. It's really all about where you get your energy. I love going out, meeting new people, being silly, etc. but for me it can be exhausting at times, and I definitely need time to myself. That last introvert "problem" is hilarious to me though, since I have absolutely no qualms expressing my delight at spending some weekends inside and binge watching netflix.[/QUOTE]

Hey look, SML showed up to highlight the ways in which we are the exact same person.

I've missed you, friend.