Introvert/extrovert?

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yea I wonder about this too sometimes....am I really introverted or is it just my social phobia? If I had no fear around people how much louder and more extraverted would I become? Maybe not at all!.....

up to about the age of 12 I was always pretty popular and don't remember ever feeling shy at all. And today, when I'm around my family I can get pretty hyper sometimes and can often get pretty loud and brash!...but I'd imagine, without social anxiety I doubt I'd ever be especially extraverted....just a normal level of confidence.....

but then again, when I look back through my life, I have always been a bit of a lone wolf....even as a baby my mum told me that I used to be totally content on my own for hours occupying myself.....and today I still feel SOOO much better when I'm on my own than being around people.

But a question I think about a lot is, how much of a line can really be drawn between the real us and our disorders? isn't it a part of what makes us, us? umm....yea.....what was I gonna say?!....I've lost my train of thought....! :?

I think I'm introverted. I'm so very secretive, and I don't want people to know anything about me. I like feeling that I am mysterious. I don't tell people anything really, and I usually don't feel the need to. Sometimes though, it's not true. I still do wish that I could be extroverted some of the times. But I think without social phobia, I would still keep to myself a lot and be quiet. I just wouldn't be afraid of saying anything.

Yes most of us like to classify ourselves as either introverts or extroverts. It's not that simple. To be honest I think we are all pretty normal. However we (in general) like to worry about other peoples (possible) opinions too much. We (in general) over analyse ourselves. Sure there is a genetic and environmental factor (up bringing) that makes things more difficult for us. We didn't ask for this shit. Well at least I didn't. However we have to accept certain restraints. We will (most likely) probably struggle to be the prime minister.
I think mostly that we need each other. The best friend that you can have is a friend who understands you. I took a workshop a couple of years ago and made some friends. Best thing that I ever did. Take the next step and seek help. Fuck, we are all human aren't we....

Well i think i would be comfortable living life as an introvert which i am, the only trouble is that i am anxious too. There's nothing wrong with being an introvert but social phobia is different. I'd be content with being the strong silent type but sadly i am an anxious silent type.

Very introverted. Not very interested in social contacts, so even if I had no social phobia, I would still limit them.

I'm a talkative introvert. Which is why extroverts have wanted me to hang out with them/why i want nothing to do with them!

And most introverts aren't talkative enough for me.

So you can already see why i cannot "fit in" with many people.

introverted for sure, not talkative unless i'm on a real high ..

very quiet at university too, i just can't stand the class environment and how formal it seems, i know the teacher tries to loosen up everyone by trying to come across as goofy and jokes around and i like that, its just that i struggle with sitting on a chair and then BAM suddenly i'll be asked a question out of nowhere .. everyone is so paranoid ..i don't know ..perhaps a smaller class would suit me, too many people in the class makes it such a daunting experiance, its like being forced to be with these people all day too, i'm friends with a couple of them, but its just too intense ..

it feels rigid and prison like at these places

same at parties, there is always a group of people that will sit there and talk about anything and everything for the entire night, non-stop and i can't seem to blend in well at all ...I try though, often i come across as an idiot but i'd rather give it a shot and try to learn from people

I think a line can be drawn, and I'd draw it like this:
If the way you act around people makes you feel bad, angry with yourself, frustrated, you name it and if you long for a different life, then it is a problem. If you live happily with it all, e.g. being a loner, seldom going toward poeple, then it is not a problem and it shouldn't be corrected, even if you are an oddity in contemporary society. Who cares?

Hi

Well shit what does one say. Most of us are probably looking for the one pill solution. That being that one pill will solve all our problems and we will be free again. As most of you know, it doesn't work that way. Who knows how it works.