Being an introvert is being myself

in #introvert7 years ago

I feel I am an introvert who usually spend time alone and love to do that. People often misunderstand about an introvert, and how he treats other people. They think they do want to be social and don’t like humans. I feel the assumption is quite a wrong notion because introverts can be a great extrovert if they feel comfortable.

However, I don’t feel there is a pure introvert or extrovert exists. At some point, both may interchange or not. And of course, introverts are unique and not necessarily match the qualities of another introvert.

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Some introverts qualities are entrenched, while others come from their culture and their living environments. They will be in a world where they can find a vivid imagination of what they really want. However, I have been confronted with many criticizes that made some days of my life miserable. I even didn’t know when I was a kid that a person so called introvert is living in my brain.

I used to wonder why I love being alone watching sky or reading books. Many people usually like to go outsides and make friendships and have fun. But I search my happiness in books, or any shows, and I used to have only one single best friend at a time, and no group friend thing is maintained so far.

I thought I was lazy to go outside and have fun with friends when I was a kid. But later I got to know that those things that outside people do are not my cup of tea, I am little different. Therefore, I finalized my character as an introvert. Sometimes I have been criticised by my loved ones who do not understand why I don’t like me being an extrovert.

If you are an introvert, you would probably relate to my views of how I concluded that I am introvert. First, the important thing is you enjoy being yourself which is being alone and spend time with yourself. I remembered that during my college breaks or school breaks I never used to go outside to play, instead, I used to sit behind and listen to music.
You would like to do your work alone. You wish to study alone. It does happen to me. I usually want to go to work myself and work alone. And if I get any doubts about any topic in project, my first preference is to study books for the detail or search on the internet. I feel wrong about this, but I love to be myself.

You want to be alone when you are emotionally hurt. I usually write something in a book when someone hurts me or if I am in an angry mood. I feel book is my best friend and I can share my miserable feelings writing down.

These are the only few things which made me conclude I am an introvert. Being an introvert could be more advantageous as we give creative solutions to the most challenging problems, I believe. However, being an extrovert is really cool, I suppose. And everything is unique in its own way.

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They thought I was an extrovert because I get along with other people easily and I am good with people management however little did they know that I find happiness when I am alone. I'd rather stay at home read online articles, watch movies and just stay in my own private world. I can even live a day without internet and just read books. Maybe because I know there is peace and I won't be bothered with others criticism may it be constructive or not. I'd rather surf on Steemit the whole day and share my views on different post like this.

Thank you for sharing this @dcrypto . This made me realize more that I am an introvert! Resteemed!

Basically i am also introvert type, but i am not lonely it's for great passionate as me, an introvert person can can success is any occasion because he try to motivate as own-self, to carry long up @dcrypto

I am a bit of both (An introvert and an extrovert).

Kinda like a chameleon,

it is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not

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Zomagic, PREACH!!! I agree, it's better to be yourself, introvert or extrovert. Like the post!

I was so introvert person at high school but time teach me that if you stay away all people you miss your life and a lot of opportunities. Nice created post I like it. !

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I read this and it fits me to a tee. Not that I don't like other people but I love my time to myself. I feel fulfilled learning, creating and having fun on my own. I guess I am an introvert. :)

Either way, both introverts and extroverts have negative and positive sides.
We should dwell more on the brighter side.
I am basically an introvert and would say I prefer staying such than becoming an extrovert.

Strong personalities tend to isolate themselves. The magic unfolds when man stays alone in the wild.

Good details about introverts, they usually be alone and when they be around crowds they sit around to observe and absorb information. They seem of less words until you hand them a pen or a keyboard...u will always be suprised.

Good post brother

thank good share

in our harsh world, to be an introvert it as a protective psychological reaction ... there is such a Russian proverb: "With whom you will make friends, from that and learn" (this is a little adapted by me). All of us from time to time introverts and all of us sometimes need time to be alone

I'm an introvert as well. Took me a long time to accept myself for what I am. Life has been so much easier since. :)

I get what you are saying, I read books aswell, I don't like going out that much with friends, but im not introvert, because when i'm with people, I'm really dominance, but i still don't really like going out with friends, as u said " not my cup of tea "

People can really strange sometimes.
I'm naturally an introvert and people generally tell me be yourself.
And never be fake.
Only when it comes to being introvert , the same people have problems with that fact and tell me to change myself

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I am usually alone and I really enjoy it. I hate huge crowds but I still enjoy getting out sometimes. People assume I'm antsocial or just mean but I'm not that way at all.

I too am an introvert. Have been so all my life. I can get along just fine with anyone who wants to be gotten along with, but I much prefer to be alone. It's like when I am alone, that is when the beauty inside of me pours out. I can't write, paint, or do anything creative when others are around. I need to be alone so I can go inside my own head and find the little nuggets of beauty hiding there.

Although I like hanging out with my friends, I love being alone too. It gives me a sense of peace and independence. Great content btw! :)

Sometimes, I would wonder what would've happened if I got out of my comfort zone and interacted with people more. I'm currently in college and I'd just imagine the things I could have done if I was not the internet addict that I was, the potential of what I could've become, but I guess it's too late now. I just feel bad of the wasted years of my youth since mistakes could've easily been forgiven and my growth as a person would've been faster. But since I was always in recluse, everything I learned are purely just theoretical and easily forgotten should a situation needing that particular knowledge arises.

As a doctor I completely agree with you. We are all sometimes introvert and extrovert

I Conect perfectly with your post, people get surprised when i say im socially anxious and don't believe it.

I am a creative introvert, I don't know any introverts that aren't creative in some way. I wasn't allowed to stay in the house all day as a child. So I would lay down on my horses back and watch the clouds go by, climb our cherry trees and eat cherries until I couldn't eat anymore. I spend my whole day out in nature and never feel lonely. I love books and art as well...I have read introverts make the best meditators as well.

It is good to be an introvert if...we don't listen to those who call us weird or there is something wrong with us...

Why don't people look at what is right with the introvert? In fact there are many books and studies that say introverts have unusual gifts and make great employees, friends, lovers, parents, if we are given the space to function correctly.

Great post! The scale I think is really broad. you are always changing, the world around you changes, so you get either end of the spectrum depending on the surrounding and the situation in question. :D

Good read. I am more of an extrovert my self where my partner is a total introvert! But it works!! lol not everyone totally understands us, and sometimes we don't either lol we just know it works and we love eachother <3

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While I don't like labeling myself or other people, I too have been an introvert for the longest time. I used to close myself in documentaries, videogames and music a lot, and I really enjoyed being alone and getting to Know myself.
Don't get me wrong, I still do enjoy it, but for the past 2 or 3 months I've been getting out of my introvert comfort zone and I've grown a lot from having to deal with many social interactions of all kinds, from professional to friendly to flirting. While everything had it's awkward moments, you can only benefit from those as you learn to eventually deal with them.

Anyway, great share Mr. @DCrypto! Following now :)

Very nice post brother