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Originally Posted by Little Lulu
Maybe a good place for you (all of us, truth be told) to start is to forgive yourself for the blame you've put on yourself for being an introvert and start to embrace the person you have obviously always been, claim it as your own, unique you. Just rest with that idea for a while, that it is perfectly okay to be you, no excuses or explanations necessary.
Here is a link to a good TED talk on introverts and what they have to offer:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...xsu-rEnzcyBhJQ
When we come to real acceptance of who we are, the authentic us, then the rest of things like what to do with our time/interests tends to fall into place. Self-acceptance will make it a wee bit easier to do those things we genuinely have an interest in doing but feel uncomfortable with at first because we are more grounded.
It really isn't up to me to judge but it doesn't sound like there is anything 'wrong' with you, other than the way you are viewing yourself. I love introverts and my personality leans in that direction also :-) |
Thanks for that. I will take a look at the link.
The thing that kills me, is if someone is loud and obnoxious and in everyone's business, they are not seen as weird, just annoying. But as an introvert you are immediately seen as the weird one who doesn't talk. I would much rather be that way than having to be the center of attention. I work with someone who doesn't shut up and seems to know intimate details of everyone's lives somehow and isn't afraid to tell everyone. The type of person who, even if I wanted to talk around, wouldn't be able to get 2 words out of my mouth and even then, she would turn the conversation back to all about her. Our intern was out for a few days due to kidney stones and this woman could care less about that because she spent 10 minutes telling her all about the time when SHE had kidney stones, which was of course 10 times worse with the pain. Seems like no matter what you say she's got a story to top it!