Hello fellow introverts. I hope the last thread exploded due to time since it was started, and not because it was controversial. :o
I started the original thread after reading the wonderful book quiet and realizing that I was not alone.
Lots of people were kind enough to share their thoughts and experiences, and it was a good support for those of us who like being alone; hate parties, especially hen nights; love reading, crafting, walking, painting, creating; enjoy solitude; need some recovery time after being in a crowd; prefer thought to action.
We are not necessarily shy, we can be confident and even outspoken, but we are at our happiest having a bit of a think on our own, thanks all the same
It's a bit odd to have a group of introverts, but I prefer to think of us as a collective. Separate but together.
As Christmas approaches, I thought we might need a thread to help us through it all
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INTROVERTS THREAD ...shhhh, we're over here
NorksAreMessy · 24/11/2012 23:04
I am definitely an introvert, I remember reading the last thread and thinking how much had resonance.
I have just ordered Quiet for my parents who are definite introverts. Am pretty good at faking being social although I find it absolutely exhausting and need to build in battery recharging time to every social occasion. My mum and dad are not able to fake it and turn down loads of invitations. They actually look in physical pain at children's parties/soft-play, etc.
Having children has really made me more aware of my natural extincts as an introvert. Before having the DCs, a few times a year - maybe 3 or 4 times, I would spend the entire weekend at home seeing no-one. I would come home from work on a Friday and stop to get enough food on the way home and then I wouldn't leave the house until Monday morning when I had to go to work again. It was bliss and then I would feel recharged until the next time. I can't do that anymore with 2 small DCs!
This weekend for example was particularly challenging. Had three kids over for a playdate on Friday after school. One of whom brought a whistle 
. Then the busiest softplay in North London on Saturday. I had to retire to bed last night with a headache!
Hello Fellow Introverts, nice to have found you. I read the previous thread and wanted to join in, but in true introvert style, by the time I'd read it all and carefully considered what I wanted to post, I couldn't find the thread anymore!
It does have me questioning my true Introvert credentials though. So much resonates - weeks of preparation and anxiety before making a phone call, reluctance to answer the door or phone unless I'm expecting someone, needing recharge time after social events and a definite preference for my own company. On the other hand I seem to be atypical in that I really enjoy high stimulus activities. I love noise and speed - loud music, air shows, fast cars. I'm even looking forward to the hen do I have to attend in a few months time. I'd much rather go to a big anonymous Christmas party than go to a small dinner with a few colleagues (the pressure to make Small Talk would be too much).
It got me wondering about the correlation (or lack of) between introversion and shyness. Do you think it can also work the other way? Perhaps I'm actually an extrovert with social anxiety? I don't think that's the case, but it's got me pondering 
Got through it.
My tights fell down in the hall before we got into the funeral cars. 
Only a couple of people came back to Nan's afterwards, but Gramps younger brother and his daughter and her husband came down as well. Got on well with them, as they didn't push. Felt very awkward around the one chap who hung around until we were all going, but it's over now.
That sounds lovely PhilipLarkinwasright. We're going down to my parents, which will be awkward and unpleasant for all sorts of reasons not related to introversion 
This thread will probably move to fast for me to keep up with it, but I thought I'd pop in and say Hi to my fellow introverts!
You don't mind if I sit in the corner with my nice cup of tea and join in occasionally in between people watching?
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