You're mostly a Thinking Introvert
You're mostly a Thinking Introvert
As a thinking introvert, you’re introspective and spend a lot of time in your own head. You have a rich inner life, pay attention to your feelings, and often think about what kind of person you are.
Some tests that measure introversion and extraversion might have trouble placing you, or even tell you you’re an extravert instead of an introvert. But you’re just a different kind of introvert to the one most people are used to. For one thing, thinking introverts don’t necessarily have the same aversion to social events that other kinds of introverts do (though some of them do).
But you're also an Anxious Introvert
As an anxious introvert, you often prefer to be alone not just because you get tired out in large groups of people, but because you feel uneasy around new people and aren’t hugely confident in your social skills.
You’re probably used to memories of embarrassing events from your past coming back to haunt you. Psychologists call this inability to stop thinking about your past interactions “rumination”, and the annoying thing about it is that it doesn’t stop when you’re on your own.
Some anxious introverts have a high need for social contact that conflicts with their anxieties, and this can be tough to deal with. Others prefer to have less social contact anyway, so their anxiety will get in the way less.
If you think you’re suffering from an anxiety disorder, you should speak to your doctor to get the help you need.
As a thinking introvert, you’re introspective and spend a lot of time in your own head. You have a rich inner life, pay attention to your feelings, and often think about what kind of person you are.
Some tests that measure introversion and extraversion might have trouble placing you, or even tell you you’re an extravert instead of an introvert. But you’re just a different kind of introvert to the one most people are used to. For one thing, thinking introverts don’t necessarily have the same aversion to social events that other kinds of introverts do (though some of them do).
But you're also an Anxious Introvert
As an anxious introvert, you often prefer to be alone not just because you get tired out in large groups of people, but because you feel uneasy around new people and aren’t hugely confident in your social skills.
You’re probably used to memories of embarrassing events from your past coming back to haunt you. Psychologists call this inability to stop thinking about your past interactions “rumination”, and the annoying thing about it is that it doesn’t stop when you’re on your own.
Some anxious introverts have a high need for social contact that conflicts with their anxieties, and this can be tough to deal with. Others prefer to have less social contact anyway, so their anxiety will get in the way less.
If you think you’re suffering from an anxiety disorder, you should speak to your doctor to get the help you need.