There is a balance of course, and I don't think a natural introvert should be forced to live like an extravert. Around here, when I got sick with depression, the only advice and treatment you got was to be with others. Being with others heals you because everyone is programmed to indulge in socialization. Needless to say, I did NOT get any better...

If I was robbed of my solitude I would go crazy. But I have learned to live with people on my own terms, something you cannot do if you go to school or work. I don't find it unpleasant to be with others, but if I don't get a lot of own time, my health, mental and physical starts to deteriorate fast.

I have heard people tell me I AM energized from meeting a lot of people. Like of course I am, who wouldn't be? I want to slap them every time.