Real meaning of extroversion and introversion
What are you by the following definition? And what do you think of them?
Extroversion
I have an extroverted personality by that definition, if taken into account that in some situations I am very drained by socialising in ASD-and ADHD-unfriendly environments. (People screaming/whispering, having to sit down quietly while socialising, having to listen to several conversations at once.)
Introversion
Further differences that are quite interesting are:
If you are extroverted, what do you think of this?:
I fit that too, interesting enough. I only form ideas by talking, partly due to langauge issues, partly due to that speaking them out loud does indeed make them 'real' in the sense of that they just slip me when I try to consider them only in my mind.
If you are introverted, what do you think of this?:
When introverts want to be alone, it is not, by itself, a sign of depression. It means that they either need to regain their energy from being around people or that they simply want the time to be with their own thoughts. Being with people, even people they like and are comfortable with, can prevent them from their desire to be quietly introspective.
This seems somewhat true too:
I don't think it's necessarily the ability to make small talk, but rather the effort to somehow socially interact that tends to make people think that person is more socially capable than a person who keeps away from socialising.
What do you think of this on interversion?:
(Source of quotations: http://giftedkids.about.com)
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I agree with it.
I believe this is the definition used by Keirsey in the MBTI test everyone takes to determine their "personality type", so if the test creates the category, we must use the definition used by the test.
It is quite possible to be relatively balanced between being an introvert and an extrovert. I tend to be one of the more balanced types; it sounds like you might be, too, Sora. I wonder if it's possible to sway wildly between the two...
I look at it this way; although I thoroughly enjoy the company of many other people, and although I am not socially passive, but in fact like to join and contribute to conversation, my natural reaction when I start to feel bored or tired is to go away by myself, rather than to seek people out. The more I am forced to be around people, the more I fade. You can really tell this if you have to ride in a car with me for more thqan about 30 minutes! But many would not guess I am introverted because at times I'm actually really friendly. They instead think I am moody, or possibly have some sort of superiority complex. This is, of course, in a situation where my social anxiety is at bay (more common as I age).
Cool, thanks for writing this topic. I think there are a lot of misconceptions about what extroversion and introversion is.
I remember when I started to try and learn social skills, the thing I found most difficult was learning how to think before I spoke.
Generally with me I would open my mouth and the words would come, and I never knew what I was really about to say. I envied the introverted people who could plan what they would say before they said it. They seemed to have an advantage over me socially because they weren't so impulsive.
I remember an introverted NT guy at high school. He used to often watch me while I was talking, and the expression on his face was like he was thinking "You idiot! Why are you saying that?"
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Hmm. I'm a contradiction. I'm not energized by any of that. I'm energized by things. I don't know what I'd consider myself with those definitions.
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I am energised by things too.
I also really don't know where i would fit.
I am somewhat outgoing in certain settings...have a tendancy towards occasional over-gregariousness....
I am either an introverted extrovert...or an extroverted introvert....I like being alone..I like being left alone..I hate being pressured into being social when I don't want to be..around people who are not on my "wavelength" I will sorta fade.....I enjoy being around other people only when I can comfortably be myself....engage and disengage at my leisure....blah blah blah..if that makes sense....I am not sure what that makes me though...
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I am an introvert...and I can agree with everything stated. Being around people will often leave me drained, tired and sometimes overloaded the point that my thoughts are muddled and I can't think straight, my alone time has always been the time when I can relax and re-charge.
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I am an introvert, but I also need to be around people. This is one of the main reasons I enjoy my job. For eight hours I design websites around my coworkers then I can be at home for the rest of the night alone. It's a nice balance I've grown to enjoy. But I do find that if I go too long in a room with people I get very irritable to the point of feeling exhausted.
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