As I show on another thread I think I'm an introvert despite being rather 'extroverted' on this forum about how I feel. Long story short, I enjoy socialising mostly, I like talking to people and listening to what they have to say, sometimes sharing my own thoughts/feelings/interests-but it's tiring. Often very tiring.
It's even more tiring when I have to put up an act, or feel forced to drink etc.; this happens on most social occasions.
As I state there on other thread I regard this as my personal weakness because with a stronger, more dominant and assertive personality, I would not let measly things like a hangover, sleep deprivation or latent neuroticism stand in my way. Ever. And yet they do. Clearly I am not unstoppable, I am vulnerable and not yet hardened enough to deal with it, yet I know friends who survive on less sleep/alone time etc. and are more popular/successful; ergo introversion is a weakness and a personal failing on my behalf. It's a sign I'm lacking some mental toughness.
Introverts
-Less likely to make or keep friends by default
-Less likely to attract their sexuality
-Lees likely to maintain a romantic/sexual relationship
-Less likely to successfully get a job
-Less likely to keep or survive a job, e.g. retail, esp. the intense customer service element
-Will pretty much never be seen as the 'alpha' male/female; much more likely to follow than lead
-Often neurotic therefore will be affected more by things like junk food, no seep, drinking, drugs which would affect less neurotic people less, i.e. something must be wrong with them (wrong with me)
-Potentially more boring, since naturally less outgoing
I'm not sure whether I should feel this way, I know it's not healthy but I think it is kind of true. People will list a lot of great thinkers who were introverted but this does not stop the fact I'm tired by socialising and I shouldn't be!
This is one element of myself I struggle to accept because however you look at it it is almost always a weakness.
It's even more tiring when I have to put up an act, or feel forced to drink etc.; this happens on most social occasions.
As I state there on other thread I regard this as my personal weakness because with a stronger, more dominant and assertive personality, I would not let measly things like a hangover, sleep deprivation or latent neuroticism stand in my way. Ever. And yet they do. Clearly I am not unstoppable, I am vulnerable and not yet hardened enough to deal with it, yet I know friends who survive on less sleep/alone time etc. and are more popular/successful; ergo introversion is a weakness and a personal failing on my behalf. It's a sign I'm lacking some mental toughness.
Introverts
-Less likely to make or keep friends by default
-Less likely to attract their sexuality
-Lees likely to maintain a romantic/sexual relationship
-Less likely to successfully get a job
-Less likely to keep or survive a job, e.g. retail, esp. the intense customer service element
-Will pretty much never be seen as the 'alpha' male/female; much more likely to follow than lead
-Often neurotic therefore will be affected more by things like junk food, no seep, drinking, drugs which would affect less neurotic people less, i.e. something must be wrong with them (wrong with me)
-Potentially more boring, since naturally less outgoing
I'm not sure whether I should feel this way, I know it's not healthy but I think it is kind of true. People will list a lot of great thinkers who were introverted but this does not stop the fact I'm tired by socialising and I shouldn't be!
This is one element of myself I struggle to accept because however you look at it it is almost always a weakness.
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