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Post by Introvert on Sept 24, 2004 10:54:29 GMT -5
Why are Extroverts so stupid and so ignorant that they don't understand that some people need to be left alone when they are in a bad mood? They seem to think that when you are angry and upset the cure is too talk a load of crap to you and not give you any of your own space. When I am feeling down I just want to go hide in a quiet place for a year and not have anyone pestering me. They don't let you; they are always coming up to you saying stupid lines like, "Smile, it might never happen". And then they put you on a guilt trip with crap like, "Is it something I have done?". They are incredibly annoying, not everyone is an overgrown ape who needs lots of attention when he or she is unhappy.
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Post by Another Introvert on Sept 24, 2004 12:27:38 GMT -5
Why are Extroverts so stupid and so ignorant that they don't understand that some people need to be left alone when they are in a bad mood? They seem to think that when you are angry and upset the cure is too talk a load of crap to you and not give you any of your own space. When I am feeling down I just want to go hide in a quiet place for a year and not have anyone pestering me. They don't let you; they are always coming up to you saying stupid lines like, "Smile, it might never happen". And then they put you on a guilt trip with crap like, "Is it something I have done?". They are incredibly annoying, not everyone is an overgrown ape who needs lots of attention when he or she is unhappy. Extroverts like to talk and they think that if they like to talk then EVERYONE must like to talk.
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Post by TwistedDreamz on Sept 27, 2004 8:13:51 GMT -5
Remember that society mainly has a high percentage of extroverted people, leaving us introverts in the minority.
I agree with Another Introvert... most of them automatically assume that everyone is just like them, and when someone is not, something must be horribly wrong.
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Post by Sweet Pea on Sept 27, 2004 14:49:52 GMT -5
Why are Extroverts so stupid and so ignorant that they don't understand that some people need to be left alone when they are in a bad mood? They seem to think that when you are angry and upset the cure is too talk a load of crap to you and not give you any of your own space. When I am feeling down I just want to go hide in a quiet place for a year and not have anyone pestering me. They don't let you; they are always coming up to you saying stupid lines like, "Smile, it might never happen". And then they put you on a guilt trip with crap like, "Is it something I have done?". They are incredibly annoying, not everyone is an overgrown ape who needs lots of attention when he or she is unhappy. Maybe it's cuz people go off quietly and kill themselves sometimes when they're unhappy and no one seems to care. People are afraid that if they don't try to cheer you up they might have missed an opportunity to help. They mean well I think, even if it is annoying sometimes.
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Post by Psychic on Sept 28, 2004 2:43:43 GMT -5
Some people just like to talk load of stuff without thinking.
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Post by wheelswithinwheels on Sept 28, 2004 9:27:50 GMT -5
Remember that society mainly has a high percentage of extroverted people, leaving us introverts in the minority. Actually, it's the other way around, it just doesn't seem like it.
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Post by CaryGrant on Oct 1, 2004 9:44:02 GMT -5
According to Myers-Briggs surveys, 75% of the population (of the US) is extraverted, 25% introverted.
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Post by Derrick on Oct 2, 2004 17:47:45 GMT -5
I've read that there are far more introverts then anyone realizes, you just don't know it because well... we are introverts. ;D
I really think the first step to solving our problems is to stop viewing them as problems, but rather as strengths.. personally I don't think I would be the same person I am today if I wasn't shy or introverted. I like the fact that I am so sensitive, trustworthy, loyal, and caring to those around me that choose to care back. So many people out there put on a good show but just don't listen or don't care. They only care about the next fling moving from one to another, something I wouldn't want even if I was extraverted.
Remember the divorce rate in this country is up there at 50%.. don't think these extraverts out there are having all fun and games either. Our problem is too much self analysis and self concern that we will humiliate ourselves that we are too afraid to take the big risk now and again.. this is something I have dealt with all my life, and plan to work on.
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Post by Orionation on Oct 4, 2004 14:57:57 GMT -5
i agree.. i may be so shy that i hardly ever say a word, but so many people love me today because of the way that i am.. and i wouldn't be this way if it wasn't for my shyness. Since i never speak, i always think. I dont say my thoughts, i keep them to me unless someone wants to know them, and as a result i very rarely ever make anyone mad, and im good at encouraging people and helping them if they need it.. although i dont jump in and bother them about like extroverts do.
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Post by glenn miller on Oct 4, 2004 17:30:25 GMT -5
orionation i am like that to. dont speak much. it is real hard. peopel like the way i am to. since i am nice to people. i liek the way i am. since i would probebly not be the way i am now then.
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Post by TwistedDreamz on Oct 6, 2004 11:54:52 GMT -5
Actually, it's the other way around, it just doesn't seem like it. Well what I meant by less introverts then extroverts, I'm going by the way people in the U.S view others socially. Of course there is plenty of introverts but I'm not talking about the whole world, like if I go to another country, where being one is more acceptable, it can looked as the ideal trait. Unlike here, if we are "socially challenged", we are expected to change and if we don't, extroverted people will try to find a way to "fix" our problem. I Our problem is too much self analysis and self concern that we will humiliate ourselves that we are too afraid to take the big risk now and again.. this is something I have dealt with all my life, and plan to work on. That's true as of lately, I'm starting to not worrying about everything and everyone opinions of me, and I can honestly say I feeling good that I started to make a change on that.
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Post by iroseiroared2 on Nov 11, 2004 22:28:17 GMT -5
According to Myers-Briggs surveys, 75% of the population (of the US) is extraverted, 25% introverted. Damn. I agree but you know what.. sometimes I become the extrovert and go on talking like an ass who's drunk and saying lots of things that shouldn't have come out of my mouth.. do you all ever become the extroverted one too? It is a lot more fun, maybe just not as meaningful as using your quiet time in a productive way like deep thinking or whatever. I agree I am more the introvert though.
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Post by nightblaze on Nov 21, 2004 5:59:36 GMT -5
hey i just wanted to clear up the dfference on introverts and shyness.They are two different things,an extrovert can be shy wich is a very big problem for them because they feel the need to talk to other people all the time and yet are fearful to do so.Its actually much worse to be an extrovert who is shy than an introvert who is.Introverts like to be by themselves so shyness kind of just compliments that, even though we all know it sucks in day to day life.An interesting book you might want to read is called "the introvert advantage" by marti olsen. She talks about the gifts introverts have over extroverts and actually quickly(and lightly)brushes upon that which i have always believed,that introverts on average tend to be smarter than extroverts.Bad news for us S.A.D. or shy guys though, the most common relationship is that of an extroverted male and an extroverted female, second is an extroverted male and an introverted female and lastly(sadly) is that of an introverted male and an extroverted/introverted female.Looks like shy guys just have the worst luck sometimes,but keep chugging along, it can only get better!
smile bright and often for you never know who needs one
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Post by Orionation on Nov 21, 2004 14:54:12 GMT -5
very true
I am an extrovert.. i love to be around people and i want to talk to them all the time yet you can ask anyone i know and they will say im the shyest guy they've ever met. My social anxiety keeps me from talking to them.. and i miss out a lot of things in life.. especially chances with girls.. and it gets me depressed.
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Post by Chris on Nov 21, 2004 23:02:06 GMT -5
Bad news for us S.A.D. or shy guys though, the most common relationship is that of an extroverted male and an extroverted female, second is an extroverted male and an introverted female and lastly(sadly) is that of an introverted male and an extroverted/introverted female.Looks like shy guys just have the worst luck Of course! The #1 most important characteristic a female needs to get a date is to be good looking. For the male it is a little more complicated. Since the males must do the asking out, the he has to have at least some outgoingness/extrovertedness in him. If he has none like us shy guys and especially the shy introverts, then he is shit out of luck. The only difference in having good looks in a male is that he will have a higher “hit rate” or percentage of females who potentially agree to offer to open their legs for him.
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