Are You An Introvert or an Extrovert?

[appleguy123]

Extroverts make up about 60-70% of people in the world. I was wondering if people on Internet forums are more likely to be introverted than the rest of the world.

As for me, I'm introverted to the point of social phobia. 🙁

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraversion_and_introversion in case you don't know what I mean.

 

[NYR99]

If I am at a party, you can find me in the room with the least amount of people.

 

[daneoni]

Highly (but not severely) introverted. I can't stand most people and small talk mentally/physically exhausts me after a few minutes.

 

[appleguy123]

This interesting article is what inspired me to make this thread.

Are any introverts on medication of the personality type? I'm thinking about seeing a psychiatrist to help with my social phobia.

What were your results like?

 

[iStudentUK]

If I am at a party, you can find me in the room with the least amount of people.

"That's why you'll always find him in the kitchen at parties!"

I'm slightly towards the introvert side. I don't mind meeting and talking to new people but like it when I am introduced by so done else, so I'm not too shy. I prefer a small group of good friends to a large group. I would much rather sit with a handful of people in a pub than go out with loads to a club. I'm not afraid of public speaking, in fact I enjoy debating, but that may be because I get to talk at people!

 

[125037]

Ambivert no doubt. For some reason I treat an outing with friends no matter the activity, like a once in a lifetime thing. I soak it up and enjoy every minute of it. At the same time, I like lounging around the house sometimes, windows and doors open, just jamming out to music. There's no way I lean to one side more than the other.

And although my answers are extremely contradicting, I only answered "disagree" to number 7.

 

[daneoni]

This interesting article is what inspired me to make this thread.

Are any introverts on medication of the personality type? I'm thinking about seeing a psychiatrist to help with my social phobia.

What were your results like?

No meds here. I can still play the normal card i.e. be sociable...i just don't do it a lot when outside my circle of friends.

 

[dXTC]

Good term-coining, iMJustAGuy. Ambivert fits me pretty well. Around friends or groups of people with which I share a strong common interest, I have little problem being extroverted. On the other hand, in very large groups such as a workplace conference/holiday gathering, I'm somewhat demure and deferential.

 

[maflynn]

Highly (but not severely) introverted.

That describes me to a T. I married an uber-extrovert and its been challenging. She gets energy from social settings, and parties. I on the other hand find it difficult and draining.

 

[0098386]

Depends on who I'm with.
Family: introverted, calm, quiet
Girlfriend: confidently introverted
Friends: extrovert to the point that it can get me in trouble 😀

But I don't like parties or things like that.

 

[Mousse]

Introverted to the point of xenophobia. Once the kids are out of the house, I'm gonna sign everything over to the wife and go Grizzly Adams.

 

[Capt Underpants]

I'm introverted. Or rather, I would say that I have mild social anxiety. I'm reading 'Feeling Good' by David Burns and it's helped me to see distortions in my thinking that lead to or reinforce my anxiety.

I didn't know social anxiety existed until a year or so ago. I thought I was just shy. Now that I know, I'm working on it.

 

[soco]

Wow I'm surprised at the voting results.

I'm an extreme extrovert and I'd think fellow Apple-ites would be too. Thought we were more "out there" and fun.

 

[fat jez]

definitely introverted. I hate being the centre of attention and don't like to stand out from the crowd. I'm OK in small numbers, but in larger numbers, especially with people I don't know, I tend to stay on the outskirts and keep quiet.

 

[Daffodil]

Yeah, I think I fall under Ambivert too... I can be super outgoing if I want to (and am, in some situations), but choose not to be most of the time. Some people thrive on being the center of attention all the time - I'm just not generally one of them.

 

[R94N]

Oops, I voted extrovert but I am most definitely an introvert. I was thinking that 'introvert' was going to be the first answer to the poll because of the title.

 

[clientsiman]

introverted

 

[vincenz]

Labels are for jars.

 

[appleguy123]

Labels are for jars.

Like it or not, the human mind was made for labeling things.

 

[840quadra]

Seems really silly.

Wouldn't it be more likely that true introverts wouldn't respond here, and likely would only be lurking on sites like this, as opposed to signing up and posting 😉 .

 

[appleguy123]

Seems really silly.

Wouldn't it be more likely that true introverts wouldn't respond here, and likely would only be lurking on sites like this, as opposed to signing up and posting 😉 .

As an introvert, the Internet is perfect for me. It allows me to socialize with people on my own terms.

 

[cambookpro]

Probably in the middle.

Don't find it hard to socialise, but don't really like huge parties.
I voted extrovert, but I'm that only just.

 

[SDub90]

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Intro. I'm capable of socializing, but I usually hate it.

 

[tkermit]

I'm an extreme extrovert and I'd think fellow Apple-ites would be too. Thought we were more "out there" and fun.

What does being more of an introvert or extrovert have to do with being fun? 🙄

Also, I haven't read the NYTimes article that the OP linked to, but Shyness≠Introversion.

 

[eawmp1]

Extroverted at work. Introverted everwhere else.