Being an introvert is more complicated than simple social anxiety. Introverted people don’t just avoid people because society is annoying, we avoid people to save ourselves from the awkwardness. Awko taco conversations are all completely avoidable! We don’t have to engage in small talk with the Trader Joe’s employees, we don’t have to pretend to …
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Introverts value sleep over acquaintanceship. While we have at least one (maybe two) decent socializing partners–dare I call them ‘friends’?–acquaintances are just an exhausting obstacle in life. You have to make small talk with acquaintances and you must share a tight-lipped smile with them when you pass in the halls at work. To extroverted people, …
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I’m awkward–I say the wrong thing, do the wrong thing and manage to turn myself into the weird mute friend at every social gathering. While the homies parade around familiar acquaintances, I tend to follow two potential paths: Clam up or out-weird myself.  Could it be possible that introverts have a top-secret superpower that none …
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I got invited to a party recently that I’m dreading. It’s a big hoopla of an event with a dress code, tiny table snacks, and a stuffy live band. While it’s safe to say that every introvert in attendance will be counting down the minutes until their favored Irish goodbye can take place, there’s something …
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Introverts are full of surprises and contradictions. Most people think that being introverted means you’re a recluse but it’s far more complicated than that. While some introverts prefer seclusion, some of us enjoy human company, just in smaller, more manageable doses. So while our extroverted friends are introducing themselves to everyone at the function, we’ll …
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Do you know that guttural burning sensation in your core that you feel when you’re doing a plank? Pain-loving exercise fiends love this feeling of turmoil, balancing their strength with the ability to endure discomfort. Regardless, the plank feels endless and time comes to a standstill. This same feeling occurs when an introvert is trapped in a …
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Have you ever felt your social battery deplete in real-time? Like when the Titanic struck the iceberg, introverts can feel the moment their social energy wavers and starts to sink. Inevitable as the holes in the bow and with ice water filling the bowels of your soul, introverted people know it’s time to get to …
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