INSIDE The Mind of an Introvert

 

 

Dear extroverts,

We love your energy and excitement. But, we sometimes feel misunderstood. You think that we don't like hanging out with you. It isn't true. We wish you could visualize what's going on inside our mind and understand psychological behavior.

Sincerely, 

Introverts

According to a 1998 national representation sample by the Myers-Briggs organization, 50% of the population identifies as an introvert. This means that at least half of the people reading this can relate to the following only, us, introverts understand. 

So, if you are an extrovert and reading this, you won't understand some things, for example, the feeling like you could spend forever in your own company and not get bored, or the craving close relationships with few people and fierce independence simultaneously. 

1) An introvert finds it hard to process interactions and events.

(the picture below will let you understand it better)

As they process information, introverts are carefully attending to their internal thoughts and feelings at the same time.

2) Give an introvert some space relaxation, and he/she will deeply appreciate and adore you

As mentioned before, they love their own company.

3) To be honest, not all introverts are shy, but some of them get incredibly flustered when talking to someone they met a few minutes ago. (include me) They need time to go over what they said and prefer conversations that don't feel rushed. 

If you want to an introvert, make he/she feel welcome and comfortable, it helps them open up faster.

4) {Speaking the facts} Introverts make wonderful listeners and advice-givers because they can empathize with how someone else feels.

Listening can heal, and introverts would much rather hear you out than talk anyways.

5) Introverts’ brains aren’t as strongly rewarded for gambling or taking risks as extroverts’ brains are. The brain’s reward and pleasure system is activated by dopamine neurotransmitters. Scientists found that extroverts’ brains responded with more pleasure to positive gambling results. In other words, introverts feel less excitement from surprise or risk.

6)The introvert’s brain treats interactions with people at the same intensity level that it treats encounters with inanimate objects. Introverts process everything in their surroundings and pay attention to all the sensory details in the environment, not just the people.

So dear extroverts, sorry if I am boring or don't show much excitement towards surprises or risks. Sorry, if you don't like our behaviour. Sorry, if our interactions aren't as good as you expect. Sorry, but I can't help it because it's all in my personality. Hope you get the idea about what goes inside our heads.

Thank you for reading till the end, I appreciate it. (A LOT)

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