Top ten myths about introverts

After reading this, I am now completely convinced that I am an introvert...

and I wouldn't have it any other way =)

Thank you for sharing!!!

~Quyll

reply to post by AdamAnt


I used to be an extrovert, this is not just a claim that my whole mind and the way it works changed. up until about a year ago I was very outgoing, always talking about # and coming out with facts about things that were pointless, I would thrive on peoples company and spend a lot of time in public, I would be so energetic and run around everywhere, I used to not think "why is that like that" or "what is that for" but just accept things simply as "because they are". I did not notice this until last month when I had a visit from my mothers old friend who used to look after me ten years ago and she mentioned how quiet I had become and how I never spoke! I went away with her for a week to try fix it and be me again but every time people would talk to me I would have absolutely nothing to say and my mind would go blank on me. I grew up in one of those poor environments where everyone would talk to each other all the time and it was usually pointless rubbish but I knew what to say and never stopped talking.
That was then! Now I try to avoid conversations I don't care about, avoid public places and prefer to be left alone, I question the system and do not follow anyone's style or taste in music like the other phonies! I cannot go back to being an extrovert but the one thing on this list that does not match me is the part about introverts not being thrill seekers because I love doing things that others wouldn't and I enjoy the thrill and adrenaline that comes with that.

My question is this: Is it possible to become and introvert from being an extrovert?
I believe it is to do woth surroundings and is possible to switch between them but it takes time!

reply to post by AdamAnt


Sounds a lot like me.

I don't feel bad for being an introvert.

Wow!!!
I realized a lot about myself while reading that. Kind of helped me come to peace (only a little) with a current situation that I'm going through.
In a professional setting though, I usually have jobs related directly to interacting with people, so I've gotten really, REALLY good at pretending to be an extrovert. It's almost a science. But, doing so does take a terrible toll on your "Go Get 'Em" attitude.

Originally posted by starwarsisreal
That's quite true of me really. I'm just forced to act like an extravert due to constant pressure and social expectations.

I know exactly how you feel brother, keep on trekking, and we will make it out of the fray one day.