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إِنْـطِـواءْ (introversion)
Among all the psychological schemes that describe behavior, I'd argue that introversion is the one that is the most misunderstood or misinterpreted; at least by the public domain I'd say.
Commonly, people imagine introvert people as those who just don't like to be around others much, or find their joy when being alone, or even shy. While all of that do have some truth in it, but it's not all the truth there is to be.
Introverts still yearn for that social connection - they can still go out and even party, but their "social battery" is just short-lived. They are picky when it comes to whom they connect with, because the wrong connection can easily cause their battery to be depleted. Now, imagine such individuals being in a social circle which has no connection at all - definitely, there is no way to recharge their batteries; Such batteries which are essential to let them feel good about themselves and that they are not going in this life alone, fighting all the invisible beasts of this life on their own. For this reason, I'd say, most introverts are mistaken to be loners or lonely people. For the majority of cases, they are indeed so, because they can't find the proper connection they are yearning for. The world feels, to them, just a jungle with roaring animals without any meaningful aim or purpose but to show the power and might of each one of them. Thus, the nutshell tightens as the time ticks away off their lives.
The next time you see a loner or seemingly a lonely person, check them out, as they might just be some introverts who lost connections to the outside world, and might need help to find one, before their batteries die out - like me…
#introversion #introvert #lonely #loner #alone #behavior #psyche #psychology #match #matches #matchsticks #goodmorning
Among all the psychological schemes that describe behavior, I'd argue that introversion is the one that is the most misunderstood or misinterpreted; at least by the public domain I'd say.
Commonly, people imagine introvert people as those who just don't like to be around others much, or find their joy when being alone, or even shy. While all of that do have some truth in it, but it's not all the truth there is to be.
Introverts still yearn for that social connection - they can still go out and even party, but their "social battery" is just short-lived. They are picky when it comes to whom they connect with, because the wrong connection can easily cause their battery to be depleted. Now, imagine such individuals being in a social circle which has no connection at all - definitely, there is no way to recharge their batteries; Such batteries which are essential to let them feel good about themselves and that they are not going in this life alone, fighting all the invisible beasts of this life on their own. For this reason, I'd say, most introverts are mistaken to be loners or lonely people. For the majority of cases, they are indeed so, because they can't find the proper connection they are yearning for. The world feels, to them, just a jungle with roaring animals without any meaningful aim or purpose but to show the power and might of each one of them. Thus, the nutshell tightens as the time ticks away off their lives.
The next time you see a loner or seemingly a lonely person, check them out, as they might just be some introverts who lost connections to the outside world, and might need help to find one, before their batteries die out - like me…
#introversion #introvert #lonely #loner #alone #behavior #psyche #psychology #match #matches #matchsticks #goodmorning
Being an #introvert and putting on the #extrovert face is exhausting..
In The Way of the #Hermit, Ken Smith offers a profoundly #human portrait of #solitude—not the performative kind, but the hard-earned, bone-deep kind that comes from living off-grid in the #Scottish #Highlands for over 40 years. #BookReview #Books #introvert #introversion #nature #Scotland #Biography #Autobiography #Philosophy
http://contentcatnip.com/2025/04/19/book-review-the-way-of-the-hermit-by-ken-smith/
Content Catnip · Book Review: The Way of the Hermit by Ken Smith
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Random #introvert observation— I’m so glad my spouse likes small talk and is good at it so when we go somewhere he does all the talking and I can just stand there and smile and nod - it’s worked well for us for 25 years
shy guy #MidlifeCrisis me chose the #SelfCare and #Positivity and #GreenTherapy short #Walkabout route to dealing with the world today, which here i will share with you in a few pictures...
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@rameshgupta I mean, I went to my local protest 
Cute teddy bear at the local bookstore.
“Leave me alone I’m introverting.”
@Pinchy63 @Dianora
As an #introvert with #SocialAnxiety I totally get it.
At a party or similar, meet someone w/ common interest.
Would I talk to them in the circle of 6 ppl? Hell to the no.
But if I bumped into them outside 'cuz we were leaving at the same time, I might chat with them on the way to their car, then stand outside their car chatting for 20min.
Fedi & other SM is similar. More likely to test the waters of common interest in private 1:1 than by grabbing the mic @ the podium.
(she/her) "Don't you ever feel lonely and jealous when your partner's out on a date and you're not?"
Haha, oh, my sweet summer child.
You underestimate what a treat it is to spend a night by myself, eating pizza bagels & watching Studio Ghibli, with absolutely no need to entertain anyone else.
Don't get me wrong -- I love my partners! But I love them a heck of a lot more when I get to be away from them sometimes.
Society expects us to live in each others' pockets, and to spend very little time alone. But for an introvert like me? Time all by myself, unobserved and unaccompanied, is an absolute necessity.
I love knowing that my more-extroverted partner is out getting their social needs met, while I'm having my delightful goblin-time.
‘quiet’ by susan cain is one of those books that is so hyped, one just expects to love it—at least if you are an introverted idealist who loves reading in general and psychology in particular. but i didn't. i was missing the science.
full review: https://idealistatheart.com/quiet-by-susan-cain/
“He’s fine. He just plays dead when he’s had enough socializing.”
Reality TV chess program in the UK. Will it help to popularise the game?
First, I can't stand Reality TV.
Second, I don't play and study chess because I want to be popular. I like disappearing into my own little world.
https://www.chess.com/news/view/bbc-chess-masters-good-news-for-chess-reactions
Chess.com · 'Good News For Chess' As BBC's 'Chess Masters' Sparks Mixed Reactions Following Premiere
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@Lana You know you could leave the word evil out and it would still be true (except for really #empathetic people) . As an introvert, I can't stand being around people because they're always pushing some boundary that you have to defend. I find it exhausting. #introvert
“Me after socializing or going to the grocery store.”
Just, "counting flowers on the walls and that don't bother me at all."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6DmeR9a6ig&ab_channel=JohnnyCashVEVO