Introvert power

[hallowbonnie]

I am so excited to go get this book tomorrow.I read some of the pages today in the bookstore and it was something i wish i would have read so long ago ,wouldve saved me alot of guilt and trouble over being an introvert.It was on clearance but I left it there because i always check amazon.com to see if its cheaper there but of course it wasnt lol ,anyway Ill be getting it tomorrow the reviews on it were awesome.For any other introverts here is the link
http://www.amazon.com/Introvert-Power-Inner-Hidden-Strength/dp/1402280882

 

[Claudya]

Yeah you should really feel guilty for being an introvert. Shame on you.

Seriously though. Why the heck would you ever feel guilty for that?!?

 

[Willie T]

I'm much older than you, but we had these kinds of books when was younger, too. My infatuation was with Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am?, and The Naked Ape. Same story line... We don't really need God... it's all inside us.

Enjoy it. It's probably a good read. But, don't let yourself start believing that a few psychological techniques can replace what our real power is.

 

[hallowbonnie]

lol well it was more weird mixed negative feelings ,most of my family are very extroverted/codependent/very very social and things have just been said over the years with them asking if Im depressed ,whats wrong? and even repeated Ill pray for you lol like theres something wrong with me.

 

[Willie T]

I grew up with just the opposite in my family. I was told, all the time, that I had to play down any emotional feelings. My wife's family is the same way, and she used to be pretty shy because of it........ Me, I went the other way, I guess.

 

[Claudya]

lol well it was more weird mixed negative feelings ,most of my family are very extroverted/codependent/very very social and things have just been said over the years with them asking if Im depressed ,whats wrong? and even repeated Ill pray for you lol like theres something wrong with me.

Ya I guess that's annoying for you, and for them as well because they don't understand that everything is fine and so they keep worrying. I admit I'm like that with introverts, too. It's just my insecurity. Maybe someone needs to write a book for extraverts on how to understand introverts. :-D
I think it's somewhat cultural, too. Western cultures consider extraversion a value. It's probably even worse in America than here. But in some Asian cultures being of the quiet kind is seen as a sign of maturity and serenity and extravert behaviour is valued much less.

 

[tim-from-pa]

Psychologically speaking, an introvert looks within, while an extrovert outside themselves. An introvert is not shy, as they can talk up a storm in any group, and maybe even get a following. Rather, they seem to like a lot of ALONE TIME to recharge. I'm like that. Don't need people to cheer me up, and I spend time alone with God and that's when I get some good quality time learning. Come and think of it, that's like a cat, which is why I like them. If you go away for awhile then come home, they look at you as if to ask, "Do I know you? Oh, by the way, fill up my cat dish with food." Independent.

And extrovert seems to need people to recharge. I would find that suffocating, but that's how some people are and that's just them -- nothing wrong with that. They are more the team players and life of the party. Reminds me of a dog that is so happy to see you home that they jump all over you reminding you that they almost had a nervous breakdown for the 3 hours you were gone.

Another thing I noticed is that the introverts are the cautious thinkers -- downside is that an extreme of that nothing gets done, but they think a lot about it! The extroverts are the fearless doers -- downside is that by doing so to the extreme, big mistakes can be made and are people with the reputations of putting their foot in their mouth because they are more impulsive and don't think first.

Being an introvert myself, needless to say that those are the people I favor more, their company. Then we don't feel so bad if we say to each other, "Get outta my hair for a few hours and get lost." To which the other Introvert will reply, "I was thinking the same thing. Don't mind if I do." But they'll come back together and still be friends later because they understand each other. Introverts have tendencies to be empaths, but that's a subject in and of itself.