19 Tweets That Perfectly Sum Up the Struggles of Introverts

ByJenn Granneman
An introvert stands in front of a window, looking sad.

Group projects. Too many weekend plans. Sensory overload when you forget your headphones. If you’re an introvert, you know the struggle is real. The things that excite and energize extroverts can be downright draining for us introverts, making us feel tired, irritable, and even physically unwell. Plus, there’s that whole “extrovert ideal.” You know, the fact that we live in a society that tends to favor extroverts. Basically, we’re surrounded by the pressure to socialize, chat, and extrovert almost all the time. You can see why the Twitter hashtag #introvertproblems was born.

Here are 19 of my favorite tweets that I think perfectly sum up the struggles of introverts. If you want to get in on the fun… err… misery, tweet your #introvertproblems to @IntrovertDear, and I’ll retweet my favorites.

1. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

 

2. I have a lot of these days.

 

3. It’s just easier that way.

 

4. Serious. People. Avoidance.

 

5. It’s just so much easier to work by yourself.

 

6. So much noise. So many people.

 

7. Because you’ll do practically anything to get a few moments of silence.

 

8. Introvert lunch break.

 

9. Sounds like heaven.

 

10. Tacos > parties, anyway.

 

11. I’m not unfriendly, I just haven’t figured out how to interact with you yet.

 

12. When you’re just listening and don’t really have anything to say.

 

13. When you want a few minutes to yourself, and you can’t even get that.

 

14. Home, the introvert’s refuge.

 

15. Who needs drinking when you have sweatpants.

 

16. And sometimes even shopping is too much.

 

17. Finding people who don’t drain you is really hard.

 

18. It’s going to be a long week.

 

19. The struggle is real.

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I’m the founder of this community and the author of two books: THE SECRET LIVES OF INTROVERTS, a manifesto for all the “quiet ones,” and SENSITIVE, an Amazon Best Book of the Year. An educator and a journalist, I’ve been featured in the NY Times, the Washington Post, Oprah Daily, the Guardian, and more. I started Introvert, Dear in 2013 because I wanted to write about what it was like being an introvert living in an extrovert’s world. My mission is simple: to empower introverts and sensitive people to embrace their strengths — and to start seeing their nature as a good thing. Since embracing my own introversion and sensitivity, I live a pleasantly boring life with my son in St. Paul, Minnesota.