Relevant to my LJ peeps - Introversion
Link to Article in Time Magazine on Introversion
EXCERPT - from article linked above on introversion (emphasis MINE)
But small talk with stiff-backed strangers at a swanky cocktail party is by far my least favorite part of my job. Send me to a famine or a flood and I'm comfortable. A few rounds of the room at a social event, however, leave me exhausted. So now and then I retreat into the solitude of the bathroom, watching the minutes tick by until I've recovered enough to go back out there.
My name is Bryan, and I'm an introvert. If this scene sounds familiar to you, then chances are that you're one too.
We're not alone, even if it sometimes feels that way. By some estimates, 30% of all people fall on the introvert end of the temperament spectrum--but it takes some explaining to understand just what that label means. For one thing, introverted does not have to mean shy, though there is overlap. Shyness is a form of anxiety characterized by inhibited behavior. It also implies a fear of social judgment that can be crippling. Shy people actively seek to avoid social situations, even ones they might want to take part in, because they may be inhibited by fear. Introverts shun social situations because, Greta Garbo--style, they simply want to be alone.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2105432,00.html#ixzz2KkLTbRvP
It's not that I dislike people, I just.... like being alone. A lot. I like hanging out with me. We do all the things I like to do.
EXCERPT - from article linked above on introversion (emphasis MINE)
But small talk with stiff-backed strangers at a swanky cocktail party is by far my least favorite part of my job. Send me to a famine or a flood and I'm comfortable. A few rounds of the room at a social event, however, leave me exhausted. So now and then I retreat into the solitude of the bathroom, watching the minutes tick by until I've recovered enough to go back out there.
My name is Bryan, and I'm an introvert. If this scene sounds familiar to you, then chances are that you're one too.
We're not alone, even if it sometimes feels that way. By some estimates, 30% of all people fall on the introvert end of the temperament spectrum--but it takes some explaining to understand just what that label means. For one thing, introverted does not have to mean shy, though there is overlap. Shyness is a form of anxiety characterized by inhibited behavior. It also implies a fear of social judgment that can be crippling. Shy people actively seek to avoid social situations, even ones they might want to take part in, because they may be inhibited by fear. Introverts shun social situations because, Greta Garbo--style, they simply want to be alone.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2105432,00.html#ixzz2KkLTbRvP
It's not that I dislike people, I just.... like being alone. A lot. I like hanging out with me. We do all the things I like to do.