Alright listen, I think you're mistaking the term "introversion" for something else here.
Let me explain:
An introverted person is someone who recharges by being alone.
An extroverted person is someone who recharges by being around people.
Usually those traits are applied to us early in life and never change.
Now here's where it gets tricky:
Someone can be an extrovert by nature but live in an environment with people so shitty that that person completely secludes themself from others and hates everyone. Naturally their observations tell them "it's me against the world" and they'll think it's their own fault, i.e. they must be an "introvert".
But more often than not that's not how it is!
For example, I am an extrovert, and for the longest time of my life I thought I wasn't, because I grew up surrounded by a bunch of idiots. I didn't talk to anyone except people on the internet, but I needed a lot of attention. As a child I wanted to meet up with friends every day and even now I get pretty lonely when I'm not at school for a week or more.
But because I didn't talk to anyone around me, I always thought I was introverted, while I actually just felt annoyed by everyone being so obnoxious and closed-minded.
Feeling "introverted" could also mean that you might be suffering from social anxiety, depression, or lack of sleep.
A healthy introvert usually likes to meet up with friends sometimes, but most of the time prefers to log out of social networks or not join them at all. They dream about living alone and spending their time on making art, reading, writing, or working.
Introverts can be loud and social for short periods of time. Being shy, anxious or depressed doesn't make someone an introvert.
And then there's the ambivert, who is an equal mix of both.
But I think it's best to rule out mental problems before blaming introversion for everything wrong in your life.
And introversion is by no means a mental illness! People thought so until a few decades ago, but some still see it as something that needs to be "fixed", which I think is a tragedy.
IIN that being introverted is actually a mental disorder?
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Alright listen, I think you're mistaking the term "introversion" for something else here.
Let me explain:
An introverted person is someone who recharges by being alone.
An extroverted person is someone who recharges by being around people.
Usually those traits are applied to us early in life and never change.
Now here's where it gets tricky:
Someone can be an extrovert by nature but live in an environment with people so shitty that that person completely secludes themself from others and hates everyone. Naturally their observations tell them "it's me against the world" and they'll think it's their own fault, i.e. they must be an "introvert".
But more often than not that's not how it is!
For example, I am an extrovert, and for the longest time of my life I thought I wasn't, because I grew up surrounded by a bunch of idiots. I didn't talk to anyone except people on the internet, but I needed a lot of attention. As a child I wanted to meet up with friends every day and even now I get pretty lonely when I'm not at school for a week or more.
But because I didn't talk to anyone around me, I always thought I was introverted, while I actually just felt annoyed by everyone being so obnoxious and closed-minded.
Feeling "introverted" could also mean that you might be suffering from social anxiety, depression, or lack of sleep.
A healthy introvert usually likes to meet up with friends sometimes, but most of the time prefers to log out of social networks or not join them at all. They dream about living alone and spending their time on making art, reading, writing, or working.
Introverts can be loud and social for short periods of time. Being shy, anxious or depressed doesn't make someone an introvert.
And then there's the ambivert, who is an equal mix of both.
But I think it's best to rule out mental problems before blaming introversion for everything wrong in your life.
And introversion is by no means a mental illness! People thought so until a few decades ago, but some still see it as something that needs to be "fixed", which I think is a tragedy.
I hope that helped, and have a great day!