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Introvert Traits

An Introvert with CFS

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This is a guest post by Tim, an introvert with chronic fatigue syndrome. You can see more about him at the end of his post. It is interesting how most people define introversion, and by that I mean laymen, those who don’t work in an industry that utilises the terminology on a daily basis. I [...]

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Girlfriend of introvert still hasn’t met his friends after 1 1/2 years of dating!

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This was submitted by someone who has been dating an introvert for 1 1/2 years and still hasn’t met his friends! He has friends and does things with them, so what is the problem? Do you think she’s not important to him? Or is he trying to keep his circles separate, so he doesn’t have [...]

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An introvert wonders about physical effects of being an introvert

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A 40 year old teacher submitted the following. Do some of you find yourself having less energy than the extroverted people around you? I am wondering the about the physical nature of being an introvert. I seem to be more tired/drained than my extrovert husband and friends after participating in the same activities. I also [...]

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Introvert has occasional bursts of really being “on,” wonders if it’s common

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This college student has noticed that although he is absolutely an introvert, sometimes he is the life of the party. He’s not looking to fake being an extrovert but just wonders about these outgoing occurrences. At age 20, I have come to the realisation I am an introvert. I’m embarrassed it took me this long [...]

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This introvert thinks her need for a break is making her fat!

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The following was submitted by Jody, a 31 year old paralegal, who used to be quite active but now is spending more and more of her time indoors because she enjoys it so much. When I was in high school and college and even after that I used to run at least 2k a day. [...]

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Introvert says she’s tired of faking it!

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This was submitted by a 23 year old illustration student from the UK. She’s an introvert and she has great social skills, but sometimes others have drawn the conclusion that since she’s fun to be with, she must like to socialize all the time. Once she started really feeling the strain and had to slow [...]

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Introvert is overwhelmed from arranging for apartment repairs

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This question is from an introvert who is getting overwhelmed by all the errands and interaction needed to get repairs done to an apartment before she can move in. Hello, I’m an introvert trying to move into an apartment left to me by my grandma when she died some years ago. The place is a [...]

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Engineering student wonders if his natural introverted personality will keep him from success

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This question is from an engineering student – doing great academically, but wondering if he should listen to those who keep telling him that he must work on his people skills in order to succeed. I am a 19 yr.old guy studying engg.,my family members are also not much extroverted but since my childhood I [...]

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Two years of Introvert Zone

Introvert Zone has been going for two years as of today, and in this 100th post I just wanted to stop and thank everyone who reads and comments on this blog. By putting all of our ideas and hints together, we’re helping each other as well as the countless others who just stop to observe [...]

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Introvert thinks and reflects so much it’s keeping him from relaxing and being himself with others

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A reader sent in this request for advice. As an introvert, he naturally does a lot of thinking about everything, but the excessive reflection and analysis going on in his head during and after conversations is causing him to be very unhappy and to react to others in a negative way. I am a guy [...]

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Introverted student wonders if her pretty face leads to others’ disappointment later

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Trynae, a 20 yr old college student, submitted the following question: Does being an attractive introvert make it harder to survive in an extravert world??? I’m not the most beautiful person, but I’m far from ugly. All my life I’ve been told that I’m a pretty girl. That alone always made me stand out and [...]

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Introverted reader seeks ideas on how to recharge

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A reader submitted the following question – how can an introvert recharge when she finally has some time to herself from a social job and social obligations on some weekends? Sometimes I’m caught up in weekend after weekend of (fun) social obligations. Normally I can manage my somewhat social job just fine, but during these [...]

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