Is it normal to not know if your introverted or extroverted? or to be both?

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I was just wondering if anyone else has the same problem identifying whether they're an extrovert or introvert. In my case, I enjoy being alone sometimes, but often feel alone and sad when I stay like that for extended periods. I also have no friends outside of 3 people I talk to during school, and I desire to talk to others very strongly at times.
Also, for some reason I can't seem to greet the three people I talk to and other acquaintances I talked to on occasion in the past when I pass by them, it's like I just can't get up the nerve to do it and look at them for a second, thinking of what to say and then walking away, feeling bad for not saying something.

I'll try to summarize this for people who don't like to read more than 5 letters and give people completely irrelevant answers:
-I have introverted and extroverted tendencies
-Does anyone else have this problem?
-Is this normal?

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  • Saycheese
    12 years ago

    You don't sound like an extrovert. Extroverts get energy from people, introverts lose energy from large crowds of people and need to regenerate by being a lone.

    Although there are "ambiverts" who are both extrovert and introvert.

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  • Quiblum
    12 years ago

    I think that you are really an introvert, but the lonely feeling you get sometimes makes you want to talk to others, even though you mostly keep to yourself. Well, that's what you sound like to me. I have the same problem, but I know I'm an introvert. I'm known to be an extrovert, but I always back out of any social events outside of school. I'm not sure if people notice it, but so long as they don't acknowledge it. I get really nervous around people so to cover it up I act like an extrovert and joke around a lot so it looks like I'm not serious most of the time.

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  • coffeebreath
    12 years ago

    From your story, you do sound more introverted than extroverted. Even introverts (in general) get sick of being alone after a while.

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  • IIN2?uestionlife
    12 years ago

    Yea its normal to wonder about yourself. Im 50/50, so says this random quiz I took that I found on google lol. Heres the link if you want to give it a try, its real quick and easy. http://www.blogthings.com/areyouanextrovertorintrovertquiz/

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  • kellstar79
    12 years ago

    By your story you don't sound at all extrovert...

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  • karmasAbich
    12 years ago

    It's normal. Introvert and extrovert are just statistics. A certain percentage of people either introvert or extrovert. I can be the same way.

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