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Originally Posted by 0dysseus
I feel both of you. I'm an introvert by nature, which basically means that I spend energy around people being social, where as extraverts gain energy amongst people. My alone time charges me up. Anyway, last chat session was about how isolating this disorder can be. I come on this website for community and support. One of the reasons I hate looking at the DSM is because of the ducking statistics on isolation.
My highlights are basically seeing my therapists, you guys, and my cat pumpkin aka kitler.
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I'm in the middle of the introversion/extroversion spectrum. So it's kind of tricky for me to know how to balance it out for myself and I'm still learning. I like interacting with people but I like being alone just as well. It's hard for me to know when one of those is out of balance, it takes me awhile to catch it.
My schizophrenia often makes me appear far more introverted than I actually am because well it's the nature of the disorder. But I like interacting with people when I am well enough. I enjoy people. But like I said I need the balance piece of it.