Introvert or Extrovert or a bit of both?

i used to be an extrovert but turned into introvert and i've got no issues with that labeling. it's the truth.

i don't know that i would go as far as to refer to it as autism.
 

asp i think introverts truly have no interest in going out into the masses and being a participant. i don't think it's based on whether they want to one time and not the next.
 
Em in Ohio said:
Hate parties - don't mingle well; Enjoy one-to-one, in-depth conversations; Prefer being home to anywhere else; Like my own company. Guess I'm an introvert. That being said, in 'work groups' of any sort, I'm generally the person put in charge. I'm a good listener, value fairness, and am not afraid to speak up. So, hmmm... 80% introvert, 20% extrovert.
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that sounds like me...always the leader in any situation..prefer that to being the follower but I'm a natural leader which as I get older I prefer not to be .. but it also exhausts me, and I'm glad to be away from it at the end of the day
 
Rosemarie said:
It's become fashionable to label people as having a mental health problem when in fact, there is nothing wrong with them at all. There have always been people who prefer to be alone. They were either thought of as simply unfriendly or an ascetic (someone who lives in isolation for religious reasons).
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I disagree with you on this one. Most psychological or physical states or conditions need some level of measurement in order to be recognized by the medical community. I would be willing to bet that Greta had taken some sort of test or been observed before the someone diagnosed her with the condition.

I do however agree that there are too many people who are not qualified to make such assessments who are making them and labeling people without doing the work necessary to make a correct and proper diagnosis.
 
asp3 said:
I disagree with you on this one. Most psychological or physical states or conditions need some level of measurement in order to be recognized by the medical community. I would be willing to bet that Greta had taken some sort of test or been observed before the someone diagnosed her with the condition.

I do however agree that there are too many people who are not qualified to make such assessments who are making them and labeling people without doing the work necessary to make a correct and proper diagnosis.
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I presume that last remark was aimed at me? A bit of a cheek when you know nothing about me. My daughter has autism, so I do know a little about it.
The fact remains that people are expected to conform to certain criteria. Society dislikes anyone who is 'different', and people feel threatened by someone who is solitary. I imagine that many of the people who become nuns and monks do so because they don't quite fit into the expected mould.
 
Rosemarie said:
I presume that last remark was aimed at me? A bit of a cheek when you know nothing about me. My daughter has autism, so I do know a little about it.
The fact remains that people are expected to conform to certain criteria. Society dislikes anyone who is 'different', and people feel threatened by someone who is solitary. I imagine that many of the people who become nuns and monks do so because they don't quite fit into the expected mould.
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I'm sorry my last remark came off that way. I was agreeing with you that it is often wrong to label people with mental health issues. My take is that there are too many people who are unqualified to do so who are doing it. I wasn't thinking that you were doing that. I'll try to communicate more clearly in the future.

I see diagnosis as a way to help people if they are feeling like they want to change. If they are happy with their lives and are performing in a way that allows them to maintain the type of life and lifestyle they want, then I would agree that there isn't any need to diagnose them and label them.

My son had a roommate in college who had Asperger syndrome. He learned more about it and they became close friends because my son had learned enough to understand that his friend sometimes behaved differently. His friend had never had a girlfriend but did want one. One day my son met a woman who he thought would get along very well with is friend. He introduced them, the started going out, got married and have three kids now and are very happy. They even gave one of their children my son's name as the middle name in honor of introducing them.

So to me if someone has knowledge about a condition they have it can help others understand and accept them.
 
I'm really neither, but lean towards extrovert tendencies. I'm really having a hard time with social distancing and lack of as much human contact as I'd like. I can enjoy conversing for hours but if the person I'm conversing with is insensitive or an idiot, I shut down, and leave.

But mostly I do love people and attention though I don't need to be in a crowd all the time. Also, I definitely need Me time which not everyone understands or appreciates.

Right now I'd desperately like to go out to lunch with a friend, buy an ice cream, or be taken out to dinner.

I'm so mixed up by all the enforced restrictions at present I no longer know myself.
 
I am mostly introverted and when I was younger I was quite shy--but not so much shy anymore, just on the reserved side. If I get to know someone real well sometimes I won't be able to stop talking. But more so I am a listener.
 
i like barnes and noble but we don't have one of those here. best i can do is buy a book at books-a-million, buy a coffee at the food court and sit in the hall on one of those centerpieces and read and drink and people watch at the mall.
 
MarciKS said:
i like barnes and noble but we don't have one of those here. best i can do is buy a book at books-a-million, buy a coffee at the food court and sit in the hall on one of those centerpieces and read and drink and people watch at the mall.
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Sounds like a plan to me!
 
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