Comments - extreme introversion - Wild Minds network2024-03-29T05:11:26Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4661400%3ABlogPost%3A179274&xn_auth=noI'm also an only child, have…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-20:4661400:Comment:1797092014-04-20T23:13:40.316ZOhMyMagentahttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/OhMyMagenta
I'm also an only child, have some social anxiety, and consider myself an introvert. When I was younger, I didn't have many friends. I preferred the company of the characters from my favorite books and movies to real people. After I get home from work, the last thing I want to do is talk to anyone, as I'm exhausted from doing it all day. I don't trust many people, so I don't talk about myself much. Relationships I have with the characters in my daydreams are significantly easier...and at times…
I'm also an only child, have some social anxiety, and consider myself an introvert. When I was younger, I didn't have many friends. I preferred the company of the characters from my favorite books and movies to real people. After I get home from work, the last thing I want to do is talk to anyone, as I'm exhausted from doing it all day. I don't trust many people, so I don't talk about myself much. Relationships I have with the characters in my daydreams are significantly easier...and at times more rewarding, than my 'real' relationships. I have inside jokes with myse…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-20:4661400:Comment:1792972014-04-20T02:48:42.841ZThe1andonlyAbberhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/The1andonlyAbber
I have inside jokes with myself as well. Well, with my characters actually, but I control them, so that means they're really me, right?
I have inside jokes with myself as well. Well, with my characters actually, but I control them, so that means they're really me, right? In my old town, our house was…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-20:4661400:Comment:1796362014-04-20T02:47:22.999ZThe1andonlyAbberhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/The1andonlyAbber
In my old town, our house was in a weird spot with no other houses around (it was a parsonage). I was an only child and also had to be homeschooled. There were a few kids at my church and in my homeschool group I was friends with, but I only saw them a couple of times per week for about an hour. I was my own classmate, sibling, and neighborhood buddy. I would literally pass notes in "class", ride bikes, hang around in special hideouts, play games, and sometimes argue with myself (or rather,…
In my old town, our house was in a weird spot with no other houses around (it was a parsonage). I was an only child and also had to be homeschooled. There were a few kids at my church and in my homeschool group I was friends with, but I only saw them a couple of times per week for about an hour. I was my own classmate, sibling, and neighborhood buddy. I would literally pass notes in "class", ride bikes, hang around in special hideouts, play games, and sometimes argue with myself (or rather, with characters that I had created). After we moved to a different town where we lived in a neighborhood and I went to school, I was bullied and didn't have friends for quite a while. Even after I made friends, I still wasn't really able to see them outside of school that much for scheduling reasons. Now I have more friends and more freedom. Problem is, social situations terrify me and I have very poor social skills. I've gotten very good at faking it, though. I can pretend that I'm confident and love socializing. Everyone thinks I'm a bubbly extrovert. I want to tell them the truth, but they would never believe me because I've been faking everything for so long. thanks for your replies, guys…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-19:4661400:Comment:1792912014-04-19T20:04:46.243Zdebbie downerhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/downer
<p>thanks for your replies, guys.</p>
<p>water lily, i watched the ted talk, and i enjoyed it a lot. thank you for sharing! </p>
<p>thanks for your replies, guys.</p>
<p>water lily, i watched the ted talk, and i enjoyed it a lot. thank you for sharing! </p> Hi Meghan,
I feel the same wa…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-19:4661400:Comment:1796262014-04-19T18:25:14.032ZWater Lilyhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/WaterLily
<p>Hi Meghan,</p>
<p>I feel the same way you do. I often tell people I'm an introvert living in an extrovert world. I draw a lot of inspiration from this ted talk: <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts#t-8224" target="_blank">http://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts#t-8224</a>. </p>
<p>I think MD plays into introversion - it makes me actually prefer being alone so I can concentrate on my characters. In the MD-universe I can control what people…</p>
<p>Hi Meghan,</p>
<p>I feel the same way you do. I often tell people I'm an introvert living in an extrovert world. I draw a lot of inspiration from this ted talk: <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts#t-8224" target="_blank">http://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts#t-8224</a>. </p>
<p>I think MD plays into introversion - it makes me actually prefer being alone so I can concentrate on my characters. In the MD-universe I can control what people say to each other. Yet in real life, when there are 3+ people in a group - I never seem prepared for where the convo is heading...it's overwhelming! And in-comes the anxiety! I much prefer small groups or one-on-one convos. </p>
<p>I think it's really important to find at least 1-2 people you can trust/confide in. It is hard, but a support group is so fundamental to human happiness. Feel free to talk to me! We can be friends : D. </p> im not exactly an introvert.…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-19:4661400:Comment:1792822014-04-19T16:22:27.709ZTanyahttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Tanya
<p>im not exactly an introvert. Im somewhere between an introvert and an extrovert. im also like this. i can't share thing about myself with anyone not even my own family and friends because i have trouble trusting people. also im afraid of people judging me.</p>
<p>im not exactly an introvert. Im somewhere between an introvert and an extrovert. im also like this. i can't share thing about myself with anyone not even my own family and friends because i have trouble trusting people. also im afraid of people judging me.</p> You sound a lot like me actua…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-18:4661400:Comment:1793682014-04-18T23:42:31.294ZDustyhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/DustyRose
<p>You sound a lot like me actually. Most people don't know much about me because I don't share much. I just don't like to talk about it because I'm afraid of judgment (on my more esoteric values and goals, types of music and shows I watch etc.). A lot of people I know have no idea what my interests are.</p>
<p>And that is so funny, I just realize I have inside jokes with myself as well. About guys I've liked, specific situations I've been in etc. that other people either don't know about,…</p>
<p>You sound a lot like me actually. Most people don't know much about me because I don't share much. I just don't like to talk about it because I'm afraid of judgment (on my more esoteric values and goals, types of music and shows I watch etc.). A lot of people I know have no idea what my interests are.</p>
<p>And that is so funny, I just realize I have inside jokes with myself as well. About guys I've liked, specific situations I've been in etc. that other people either don't know about, wouldn't care about, or it's too private to share.</p>
<p>I don't MD a lot anymore but when I did, my characters were definitely just representing different parts of my personality.</p>