vichaz10:


This is so me plus I tend to over think Alot...

Rukkydelta:
Yesterday was world's introvert day And it was a "parte after parte" for me Yeah I partied in my thoughts and it was delightful

vichaz10:


This is so me plus I tend to over think Alot...

VirgoG:


Yes I am

Gaggi:
I am an introvert but I'm shocked by the stories I'm reading here. Alot of you actually need some psychological help, you're timid and a social misfit, probably due to abuse during childhood or something.
Introvert isn't timidity, neither is it being afraid of others. It's about enjoying your own time but interacting with others when need be.

Inability to interact with others at all is a psychological problem. One should seek medical help for such a problem. Introverts have friends and partners. I'm married and have couple of friends and loads of acquaintances.

I mostly spend time with myself but I don't also run away from people. I don't think a lot of you guys here are introverts. You are socially awkward. What I may term s social misfit. Please seek help quickly.

I also noticed people talking about being trampled on. I don't talk much, hardly interact deeply with acquaintances, neighbours, colleagues, workers etc but I notice I'm very highly respected. It seems nobody wants to offend me. They talk to me with so much respect, even those older than me that it baffles me. I still don't understand why. This has made me disregard the notion that quiet people are trampled on. The reverse has always been the case for me.

Gaggi:
I am an introvert but I'm shocked by the stories I'm reading here. Alot of you actually need some psychological help, you're timid and a social misfit, [s]probably due to abuse during childhood or something.[/s]
Introvert isn't timidity, neither is it being afraid of others. It's about enjoying your own time but interacting with others when need be.

Inability to interact with others at all is a psychological problem. One should seek medical help for such a problem. Introverts have friends and partners. I'm married and have couple of friends and loads of acquaintances.

I mostly spend time with myself but I don't also run away from people. I don't think a lot of you guys here are introverts. You are socially awkward. What I may term s social misfit. Please seek help quickly.

I also noticed people talking about being trampled on. I don't talk much, hardly interact deeply with acquaintances, neighbours, colleagues, workers etc but I notice I'm very highly respected. It seems nobody wants to offend me. They talk to me with so much respect, even those older than me that it baffles me. I still don't understand why. This has made me disregard the notion that quiet people are trampled on. The reverse has always been the case for me.

DivineGrace123:


Lol. I agree. When I read his post, I wanted to respond to it. But then, I just had to ignore. He made some valid points but passed his message in the wrong way using "inappropriate terms". When I got to where he said "they talk to me with so much respect, even those older than me that it baffles me. I still don't understand why"....I said in my mind..."Just by reading your post, I can understand why people talk to you with so much respect"...Lol.

madbuk:

Introverts think their words through before they utter them. We don't use terms we wouldn't want people to use on us because we are sensitive.

What he terms respect is what happens when one carry's with them an air of mystery which people don't understand yet, which is what he seems to portray at the moment. When they see the person behind the smoke screen, take a seat, a bottle coke and a bucket of popcorn and watch how the disrespect and jabs start to come at him, that's when he'll know if he was really respected.

Humans would always fear what they don't know..what they respect is the air of mystery around you not YOU!!!!!

A little lesson for him, be vulnerable and open for a week or two, let's see if he won't be tested/disrespected.

Ftheophilous:
With the way the members of this thread went for Gaggi's head on a pike shows that indeed most of us here are proper introverts.

A real introvert is empathetic, sensitive, compassionate and is able to imagine himself in one's shoe - I'm sure y'all already know this. Therefore, with the knowledge that this is obviously an introvert lounge, for introverts, and filled with introverts where words get embedded in our thought and can drastically change our perception of our self and surrounding, such words from him are completely unrefined, crude and lack thorough thoughtfulness...."a bit harsh"? "No. Not really". "I'm actually saying this with an understanding tone", lol.

Not to mince words, whatever Gaggi said, however brutal, is simply the truth. Some of us here have discussed certain features about our self that mirrors an introvert's trait but isn't necessarily an introvert's.

The best thing is to read far and wide about these traits, to know more about them, and learn how to overcome them or to meet with people with similar issues and learn how they managed theirs as we are doing here.

I've said it before. An introvert isn't timid, silent, reticence or laconic by nature. It is more as a result of choice.

I've said it before. An introvert isn't timid, silent, reticence or laconic by nature. It is more as a result of choice.

Gaggi:
Apologies if I came across as harsh. I'm also an introvert but some things I'm reading here does not strike me as introversion.
If a person is antisocial or has esteem issues, he or she shouldn't hide under being an introvert.
In the words of ftheophilous, which I perfectly agree with:


Some here are even depressed and saying they are no good. Poor self esteem is not a trait of an introvert. There is a thin line between an introvert and an antisocial person. Let's learn to differentiate both.

oyetpel:


Most people are bearing their minds out, so of course there will be some weird things about them, and they didn't hesitate to share it.
They probably know its an issue, but maybe saying out here and getting advice might just help them.
If we go Gaggi way, no one will share their deepest thoughts here again, in case they might be judged or condemned.

DivineGrace123:
A person’s environment and culture can also affect one’s personality and how one behaves. In my son’s preschool, they have a daily roster for the person that will be the “leader of the day” for that particular day. For instance, if M is a leader today, F will be the leader tomorrow. The leader of the day usually has different responsibilities which the kids already know. Some of the responsibilities include directing his/her classmates, leading songs, leading his classmates to the playground and so on. Now tell me, how will such a child grow up to be a shy or timid person?

In addition, in Nigeria, the definition of “respect” is different. This has led many people to be timid and fearful right from an early age and they will grow up with such traits. When a child is “outspoken” for instance, the child’s parents can term him/her as being “disrespectful”. My supervisor is 62 years old and she told me that I should always call her by her first name. In Nigeria, even when some parents are wrong, they believe that no child has the right to correct them and therefore they are always right. Of course, the negative impact of this is that the child will grow up to be a “shy” and “timid” person. Indeed, our culture and environment do go a long way in affecting our personality and behavior.

oyetpel:


Wrong, a child in that class can be grow up to be shy and timid, an event can change the personality of such a child.