FabSwingers.com forum: Introvert or not?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Been reading Quiet by Sarah Cain. Seems I am an introvert, as I need space and time away from the crowd to recharge. How about you? Life and soul?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

She's great isn't she? Definite introvert here.

I can do people but in small doses.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can be incredibly extrovert at work when I need to be but then I come home and hide in a quiet corner under a blanket and rock quietly with a mug of tea until calm is restored

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

More an introvert than extrovert

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Introvert. But the husband is extrovert, so it works out well in social situations.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Definite introvert.

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By *ittleAcornMan
over a year ago

visiting the beach

Having just read an article about it, I reckon I may be an ambivert...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Introverted extrovert.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nope i'm very much an introvert. Happiest on my own and i am very socially awkward and give off an air of aloofness apparently.

As i get older i find it pretty impossible to make friends because, i just can't be bothered. I'm pretty rubbish at keeping in touch. It's not intentional, it's just how i am. I also find it exhausting being around people who talk to much (which is ironic given the length of my forum posts).

Although if i have to be with people i prefer them lively and outgoing as it takes the pressure off me.

I'm very hard going to talk to in person.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nope i'm very much an introvert. Happiest on my own and i am very socially awkward and give off an air of aloofness apparently.

Although if i have to be with people i prefer them lively and outgoing as it takes the pressure off me.

I'm very hard going to talk to in person.

You're like me but with boobs

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

Definitely introverted, I like space and quiet time, although I do a good impression of an extrovert at work

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would say I am extrovert i am quite loud and very out going when in groups, but I love my own company too, and love sitting in silence on my own, or just setting off with the dogs for hour of my own company, wouldn't say that makes me introvert though,

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By *fcdTV/TS
over a year ago

Southend

Classic introvert here. I like going out and meeting people in small bursts then need a couple of days to recharge. There is an excellent TED talk on this

https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm on the cusp according to Myers Briggs. I have become less extrovert as I've grown older, thinking before I speak and taking time alone to recharge my batteries.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Introverted extrovert. "

Can do an extrovert impression, but it is very draining. Apparently, extroverts are energised by social situations. The point is, many workplaces cater well for extroverts, but many people are ill-served by this, and need quiet to work...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I would say I am extrovert i am quite loud and very out going when in groups, but I love my own company too, and love sitting in silence on my own, or just setting off with the dogs for hour of my own company, wouldn't say that makes me introvert though,"

That perfectly describes me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Definite introvert here.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Extroverted introvert here.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nope i'm very much an introvert. Happiest on my own and i am very socially awkward and give off an air of aloofness apparently.

Although if i have to be with people i prefer them lively and outgoing as it takes the pressure off me.

I'm very hard going to talk to in person.

I have to agree with what you say, I seem to go shy with people until I get to know them and I do enjoy my own space and time alone.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

'You're quiet'

'Why don't you talk more'

'Shy'

All the things thrown my way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nope i'm very much an introvert. Happiest on my own and i am very socially awkward and give off an air of aloofness apparently.

Although if i have to be with people i prefer them lively and outgoing as it takes the pressure off me.

I'm very hard going to talk to in person.

This this this! I can be the chattiest person with someone then go days without saying a word. Again, it's not intentional, it's just how I am.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"'You're quiet'

'Why don't you talk more'

'Shy'

All the things thrown my way"

Yep, had all these too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That perfectly describes me"

I think most people love a bit of alone time, doesn't make them introverted

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

That perfectly describes me

I think most people love a bit of alone time, doesn't make them introverted"

Like most things, we are all somewhere on a spectrum.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That perfectly describes me

I think most people love a bit of alone time, doesn't make them introverted

Like most things, we are all somewhere on a spectrum.

Indeed but for someone to say you are introvert just because you like time away from the crowd seems at best a massive generalisation and bullshit to me

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By *igerclawsCouple
over a year ago

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Definitely extrovert

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"'You're quiet'

'Why don't you talk more'

'Shy'

All the things thrown my way

Yep, had all these too"

Introvert and same as above.

Also been told to shut up got being so loud when not said a word. Does nothing for confidence just makes you the punchline to their joke

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In large groups of people I tend to clam up and the noisier people are, the quieter I become.

Someone will always make a remark, asking what's wrong with me which makes it worse.

I get uneasy in noisy groups of people and need to get away and have some time alone.

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

I think I'm an extrovert introvert...I'd better go do a quiz.

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By *dinMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

I am a shy extrovert

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm definitely an introvert.

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"I am a shy extrovert

Maybe you're an ambivert too - who knew such a word existed!! Now I need to go do the longer quiz to double check my own psyche haha!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Introvert, extrovert, pervert

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By *dinMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"I am a shy extrovert

Maybe you're an ambivert too - who knew such a word existed!! Now I need to go do the longer quiz to double check my own psyche haha!

A whativert? Lol

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

I'm a puzzle wrapped in a riddle and encapsulated in an enigma.

Depends on a lot of things.

The bell-weather to my state of mind on any one given day is what underwear I'm wearing.

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"I am a shy extrovert

Maybe you're an ambivert too - who knew such a word existed!! Now I need to go do the longer quiz to double check my own psyche haha!

A whativert? Lol"

Like ambidextrous! my behaviour is definitely more extrovert than I am inside, but I am more out than in lol!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I never feel comfortable with either description. I'm an ambivert, really.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

" I'm an ambivert, really."

I like this word

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By *crumdiddlyumptiousMan
over a year ago

I spend a lot of time on my own so I do enjoy the company of other as long as I can leave them and find my own space that is

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By *dinMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"I am a shy extrovert

Maybe you're an ambivert too - who knew such a word existed!! Now I need to go do the longer quiz to double check my own psyche haha!

A whativert? Lol

Like ambidextrous! my behaviour is definitely more extrovert than I am inside, but I am more out than in lol! "

I am more in than out, especially on Willy Wednesday

lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Somewhere in between. Every day of my working life is spent alone and i'm happy with that. It doesn't make me crave human company but if the need arrises i can fit seemlessly into social gatherings - not that i get invited to many.

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By *ndigo40Woman
over a year ago

secret town

"Been reading Quiet by Sarah Cain. Seems I am an introvert, as I need space and time away from the crowd to recharge. How about you? Life and soul?"

I'm an introvert

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I spend a lot of time on my own so I do enjoy the company of other as long as I can leave them and find my own space that is "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jeez! I'm an awkward fecker. I can be solitary and content and yet when with others I can also be a gregarious companion. Both and neither then, I guess

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"I am a shy extrovert

Maybe you're an ambivert too - who knew such a word existed!! Now I need to go do the longer quiz to double check my own psyche haha!

A whativert? Lol

Like ambidextrous! my behaviour is definitely more extrovert than I am inside, but I am more out than in lol!

I am more in than out, especially on Willy Wednesday

lol"

I know, it's chilly too!!

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"Jeez! I'm an awkward fecker. I can be solitary and content and yet when with others I can also be a gregarious companion. Both and neither then, I guess

Ambivert No4!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jeez! I'm an awkward fecker. I can be solitary and content and yet when with others I can also be a gregarious companion. Both and neither then, I guess

Ambivert No4!

Ah, I've been called worse

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not sure could be an introvert

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I'm a puzzle wrapped in a riddle and encapsulated in an enigma.

Depends on a lot of things.

The bell-weather to my state of mind on any one given day is what underwear I'm wearing. "

I have lucky boxers, worn on work days when I am required to flaunt myself uncharacteristically.

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