Why Animals Are an Introvert’s Best Friend
I’ll be honest. As an introvert, sometimes I feel a deeper connection to animals than I do with humans.
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Sometimes, it feels like the world doesn’t “get” you — especially if you’re an introvert. But we’re fellow “quiet ones,” so we get it. Here are some of our favorite stories about what it’s like being an introvert.
I’ll be honest. As an introvert, sometimes I feel a deeper connection to animals than I do with humans.
Introversion is not something you can always see. It doesn’t always look like a person standing in the corner.
As an introvert, I don’t need anything extravagant to make me happy — the simple things in life are enough.
“Why aren’t you in the room with everyone else?”
Reentry fear is the dread of having to rejoin a noisy, social world that didn’t work well for introverts to begin with.
Bread is a particular reminder of what it’s like to be an introvert who just needs time and space in order to rise.
Unashamedly asking for what you need is crucial to succeeding as an introvert in an “extroverted” workplace.
For introverts who experience hypochondria, worrying about getting sick becomes the focal point of their life.
Introverts don’t hate talking or interacting with people, but we have to do it in our own way.
In an “extroverted” world that never stops making noise, being quiet is a gift, not a drawback.