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?"
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