10 Things I Wish People Knew About Me as an Outgoing Introvert
by1. I love and hate being around people.
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.
1. I love and hate being around people.
1. Checking up on people
Some may think the cup is being self-centered, but truthfully, all it wants is to sit in peace.
These “extroverted” behaviors are foreign, uncomfortable, and downright annoying to introverts.
For introverts, it’s easier to form beautiful sentences in their heads rather than delivering those same thoughts aloud on the spot.
My sensitivity used to be a perpetual source of shame and embarrassment, before I discovered that being a highly sensitive person was a real thing.
Sharing the art I love, the writing that makes me think, and the memes that make me laugh is as valid a way of socializing as hanging out in a physical space.
Introverts don’t lack energy, they just spend it in different ways.
By turning to great philosophers of the past, we can better understand and appreciate the wonder of the introverted mind.
As an introvert, my life is a constant battle of wanting to be invited to things, but not actually wanting to go.