I Am An Introvert Stories of Experiences

I often get the “are you mad?” “is something bothering you?” “why are you so quiet?”.. Its annoying.

Lets go back 2-3 years ago. (keep in mind that I live in a small town in the Dominican Republic where people are closed...

My emotions scream inside me but I let it out in whispers.

Time stops for me and I take everything in.

I am extremely loud but incredibly close.

I am deeply introverted. Which I have mixed feelings about, sometimes I love it and sometimes I hate it. Along with that, some 6-7 years ago, I got involved with meditation cause of the introspective nature of it. Through the...

I’m not shy and I really like public speaking. What makes me an introvert are the facts that I prefer the silence and I don’t enjoy meaningless talk. Most of my responses consist of “Yeah”, “Hmm”, or “Really?”. I don’t...

I think there should be a name for an extreme introvert. My case is gross, got only one friend who hardly knows whats going on in my life, my own siblings and family dont even know that I lost my job two months ago and my resources are...

I, like many of you, don’t often see the need for talking. Most conversations are filled with trivial musings or gratuitous drama, and that gets exhausting pretty quickly. Also like many of you, my introversion has caused me a lot of...

We are quiet and don't cause drama , why would you want to kill an introvert . Because you know us quiet ones hear and see all * grins * .

and maybe awkwardly too :)

I wanted to share this with all my fellow introverts . I do tend to live inside my head a lot .

The college I am going to is in the middle of a city. There are sights, sounds, and activities going on 24/7. On top of that, my college has over 15,000 undergraduate students. A big college in a fairly big city. While I am excited for...

Well, i just recently realized that I am an introvert. After all those years of wondering what is wrong with me and why I avoid socializing at every turn it has all come clear. Dunno whether i should be glad to find out that I am not...

I have decided in the last two years that I always come first. and as an introvert i always need to conserve my energy in order to function better.I call this my intoverting time and this is important to me.
The changes I have made...

so my friend is an introvert although he does go out to nightclubs, he said that if he is with a group of friends he can just blend into the background with out looking like a loner, but really why im telling you guys about him, is...

How do we avoid pain? First, we have to understand what true love is. Understanding love is not easy. It takes faith, maturity and acceptance. It took me 34 years to finally understand what love is. Because true love is not what most of...

I am tired of living in my own little world, tired of looking in the mirror at myself. I know myself well enough; I want to know others. I want to feel what others feel, I want to do what others do. I want to serve others, make others...

1. "She might belong in Special Ed. She is sooo quiet in class."

They said this to me until one day when the Special Ed teacher pulled me out of class in 5th grade. She administered some simple tests that I promptly passed and then...

On the first story that I wrote, Arassh wrote a response. As I began to sit down to write back, I decided what I have to say needs to be in a new story. So here it is.
"I have to escape to a solo corner or I start getting irritated from...

The following post is my response to a writing prompt presented by Cassie Paton as part of her Introverts Unite campaign. I love her energy around getting the word out about dispelling the myths and misconceptions of introversion. She...

I was employed for YEARS in an industry that demanded extroverted characteristics. While I now agree with the more positive view of Introverts that are coming out, I have lived and worked as a closet Intro for years.
In my search for...

I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself here, I am quite new to this site. I am finally coming to terms with my introversion and deciding to appreciate it for the quality it is. I thought it might be a great thing to connect with...