I Am An Introvert

I'm am so tired of being accused of being unfriendly, anti-social, mean, rude, and all the other pitiful epithets that crazed extroverts choose to apply to my personality type!!!
I am NOT shy, I can strike up a convo with a perfect...

I did the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test a few years ago when I was at university. My result was INTJ (aka "the scientist" or "the mastermind"). Apparently this is quite rare.

I'm not sure how accurate it is or whether the...

I think this is pretty much spot on.

From http://jerrybrito.org/post/6114304704/top-ten-myths-about-introverts

Myth #1 – Introverts don’t like to talk.
This is not true. Introverts just don’t talk unless they have something to...

Myths and Facts about Introverts
Myth 1 – Introverts don’t like to talk.
This is not true. Introverts just don’t talk unless they have something to say. They hate small talk. Get an introvert talking about something they are...

I am an introvert who has come to self-acceptance.  In my twenties, I used to force myself to be social because I thought my desire to be alone came from an unhealthy place--you know, like depression or "wanting to isolate to...

I am sad and worried about what people probably think of me - that I am a lonely person. I like to do things by myself, but my friends say that it just makes me look pathetic.
But do I really care? I don't know. I wouldn't be writing...

“The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.”

― Aldous Huxley

Some people have a negative view of introverted people. They view them as aloof, too serious, arrogant, rude...

I just found out the true meaning of what I am. I am uncomfortable around people period. I keep it hidden while working but I stay in the house. I just don't deal with the outside world. I have no friends nor associates on many scales...

Hi. I am Loner. Have you ever noticed the student at the far corner trying not to get noticed? Yeah, the one who walks the hallway and you never saw anyone walking one foot from him? That's me, Loner.
People think I'm anti-social...

I do not know if it is the way I was brought up or if it is an inherited thing to be introverted. As a toddler I was more friendly and happier, this is what I was told. I was a bit of a show off but I do not remember any of it. The only...

is it just me fellow inni's?
i can't remember a time i held eye contact with anybody but my kids...
i have two theories for myself..
A. i subconsiously think the person will see my dis-intrest in their rant.
B. i can't look at 2 eyes...

But I am most definitely an introvert. I learned early in life that the U.S. society doesn't value introverts, and so, by the time I was ten, I had decided to wear a mask around others. Then, if they didn't like me, it wasn't really...

I know it would surprise a lot of people, but I really am an introvert. I can act like an extrovert when I need to though.

Came across this recently online and thought I would share:

TOP TEN MYTHS ABOUT INTROVERTS
Myth #1...

i always like the night time its the time time i can truly express myself that i can have a conversation with my thoughts..ever since i was a child i never had a large group of friends, if so i only have one or two close friends. i was...

I am comfortable, at ease, energized, enthusiastic and funny when I am teaching or speaking to a group of people, regardless of their age, background, etc.... But when it comes to making casual conversation one-to-one or in a small...

I've always been an introvert. Even after joining EP, I'm more comfortable putting stories and experiences up than chatting one-on-one with anyone. I don't mean offense. It just makes me uncomfortable.
And introverts are perceived as...

I find that the longer I know a person the less I want to be around them. People at work always say "youre not quiet" but thats because when we hang out were drinking. I hate being in rooms alone with people, talking on the phone is...

So many extroverts I have known and worked with consider introversion a character flaw - something to be overcome by reading self-help books or attending scripted business seminars on how to be loud and obnoxious and always get your...

Now, isn't that an oxymoron?  Look at this definition of an introvert, taken from dictionary.com:
noun -
1.  a shy person.
2.  Psychology . a person characterized by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and...