[Ipg-smz] How many of us self-identify as introverts?

[Tom Henderson]

I'm an introverted communicator. The list from the HuffPo isn't correct.

Introversion means you process internally, and extroverts process 
externally. A middle ground waxes and wanes and waffles between the two. 
Introverts have personalities, but they self-inhibit externalizing their 
personality vocally and/or physically demonstrable way. It's very 
possible to read an extrovert in a short period of time; it's almost 
impossible for them to hide what they're feeling, which may change from 
moment to moment. Introverts are inside, and it takes an expert in body 
language and communications queues to read an introvert. This is innate 
behavior, and you can no sooner stifle an extrovert than you can pry 
words from an introvert. It is who they are, like gender, sexual 
orientation, skin color, etc. Only serious trauma can change this 
permanently. I have seen trauma and PTSD change people from one to the 
other processing method.

Introversion/extroversion has nothing to do with autism. I have 
plentiful first person experience in this regard.

These characteristics are also not the same as passive, aggressive, 
and/or passive-aggressive behavior, which are three different 
transactional methods.

Observation is also different than described below; 
introversion/extroversion has NOTHING to do with observation, instead, 
it's a communications characteristic. Each has their own nexus of 
understanding, which is likely but not always annoyed by the other type.

Tom


On 11/10/18 11:20 AM, Rikki Endsley wrote:
> I'm an introvert and this list is me. 😆
>
> On Sat, Nov 10, 2018, 9:33 AM Stephen Satchell <ipg at satchell.net 
> <mailto:ipg at satchell.net> wrote:
>
>     On 11/10/2018 04:08 AM, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols wrote:
>     > Personally, I'm right on the border. I feel like an introvert
>     but I can
>     > be very social... and then I crash.
>     >
>     > What about you?
>
>     From Huffington Post:
>
>     1. You find small talk incredibly cumbersome.
>     2. You go to parties -– but not to meet people.
>     3. You often feel alone in a crowd.
>     4. Networking makes you feel like a phony.
>     5. You’ve been called “too intense.”
>     6. You’re easily distracted.
>     7. Downtime doesn’t feel unproductive to you.
>     8. Giving a talk in front of 500 people is less stressful than
>     having to
>     mingle with those people afterwards.
>     9. When you get on the subway, you sit at the end of the bench -–
>     not in
>     the middle.
>     10. You start to shut down after you’ve been active for too long.
>     11. You’re in a relationship with an extrovert.
>     12. You’d rather be an expert at one thing than try to do everything.
>     13. You actively avoid any shows that might involve audience
>     participation.
>     14. You screen all your calls — even from friends.
>     15. You notice details that others don’t.
>     16. You have a constantly running inner monologue.
>     17. You have low blood pressure.
>     18. You’ve been called an “old soul” -– since your 20s.
>     19. You don’t feel “high” from your surroundings
>     20. You look at the big picture.
>     21. You’ve been told to “come out of your shell.”
>     22. You’re a writer.
>     23. You alternate between phases of work and solitude, and periods of
>     social activity.
>
>     I'm surprised by the number of these points that apply to me, which
>     means I tend to be an introvert.  (I would change point 22 to "I'm a
>     writer instead of a conversationalist".)
>
>     As for number 11, I would say that "Calamity Jane" is a more
>     appropriate
>     description. Or that she could fill the title role of "The Perils of
>     Pauline".
>
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