Top ten myths about introverts

lowrider007 said:
That's an interesting question and one that I had hoped people would have considered in this thread.

I think I should have first made a thread posing the question "what do people think of introverted people", I think that would have been an interesting experiment.

Are we in agreement that introverted people exist?, or is it a character fallacy? how would you define an introverted person? and is it biological/psychological condition?
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If introvert is a set of behaviours all lumped together? The assumption is that someone doesn't change behaviour? I change day to day. You could call me an introvert in daylight and an extrovert once the sun goes down.
 
KNiVES said:
Introvert is another name for a sad, socially awkward loser.
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Interesting list, they're all accurate points and I imagine every person who reads any of those points can relate to it, or at the very least understand/accept it.

But that's all they are - not a blanket label, but fragments of personality traits which can be changed any time depending on an individual's willpower and/or desire to do so. I'm sure a similar list written for "extroverts" will work in a similar way - each point can resonate with every person, to a different degree depending on the individual.
 
reminds me of horoscopes, happy clappy **** to make the people that read it feel better about themselves.
 
lowrider007 said:
Actually my horoscope has been quite negative recently, today's one says "be wary of put downs from coming from strangers" :p
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I'm upset that you consider me a stranger :(

But seriously that list is basically "every person who identifies as an introvert and is desperate/needy/self important enough to buy a book titled "The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World" (the target audience) will have been called/defined as one of these things in their life, here's a list of justifications they can use to make that a good thing rather than someone just calling them rude because they actually are rude for example".
 
lowrider007 said:
An extract from the book 'The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World', you guys think there is any truth to the above?, anyone relate?
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I connect verbatim with almost every one of those points... the ONLY difference is that I'm an adrenaline junkie :eek:

Think I'll be taking a read of that book!
 
Brookert said:
I couldn't agree more with this one. As an introvert, I find I never go out my way to start talking to people, unless there is something worthwhile behind it. Never understood how people picked up 'mates' on holidays as such, cause how can you know someone in the space of a few days.
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I consider myself an introvert but I can see how people make friends on holidays. If you think about it, all friendships have to start somewhere. I've met some people on holidays that I would have liked to develop friendships with but because I'm an introvert (or perhaps some other reason) I never actively pursued it.

As for the whole introvert/Asperger's debate, there is definitely a difference. My sister had Asperger's (professional diagnosis) and while I shared some introvert traits with her (in particular, being happy in my own company, not actively making smalltalk etc) it wasn't as extreme. A key difference as I see it is that introverts without ASD have a greater capacity for empathy i.e. focus on how their actions could affect / be perceived by others.
 
What is it with all the press about introverts lately? I feel like it's become one of those cool-savvy self-labels that get thrown around. Everyone's branding themselves an 'introvert' all of a sudden.

I prefer to term myself a psychopath. That one was trendy a few years ago as well.
 
I don't define myself as either, some days I just can't be arsed with pointless "office conversation", it's nothing personal I just do not care what your kids are up to or how much your decorating cost, and I don't see the need to pretend otherwise.

Perfectly happy to sit by myself and get on with it, I see a lot of people as codependant.
For example someone once said to me "no way, wouldn't go to the cinema alone"
and I thought, why? You can sit there not talking to a person for 3 hours, or you can sit there not talking to a person for 3 hours. I do not see the difference, it's like they are physically incapable of going out and having a good time by themselves.

Other days I quite fancy making an effort, doesn't phase me but I figure "be nice"
 
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