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10 things that you, as an introverted person, hate

By Bo Geschiere | #!31Sat, 06 May 2023 12:45:50 +0200+02:005031#31Sat, 06 May 2023 12:45:50 +0200+02:00-12Europe\/Amsterdam3131Europe\/Amsterdam202331 06pm31pm-31Sat, 06 May 2023 12:45:50 +0200+02:0012Europe\/Amsterdam3131Europe\/Amsterdam2023312023Sat, 06 May 2023 12:45:50 +02004512455pmSaturday=9#!31Sat, 06 May 2023 12:45:50 +0200+02:00Europe\/Amsterdam5#05-06-2023#!31Sat, 06 May 2023 12:45:50 +0200+02:005031#\/31Sat, 06 May 2023 12:45:50 +0200+02:00-12Europe\/Amsterdam3131Europe\/Amsterdam202331#!31Sat, 06 May 2023 12:45:50 +0200+02:00Europe\/Amsterdam5#

I have been an introverted person for as long as I can remember. In other words, a bit shy and very independent. In the past, I saw it as something negative, but over the years I have come to appreciate it more and more. It’s not a problem to prefer staying home on a Saturday night, it’s not strange to be a bit quiet sometimes, and it’s not weird to occasionally not feel the need for people around you. But sometimes that can be hard for extroverted people to understand. So here’s a list of things that can be difficult for an introverted person to deal with. This way, we can all be a little considerate of each other. Love.

1. Unexpected visits
Okay, I understand that it’s well-intentioned, but for an introvert, it’s a mini heart attack. There’s no time to mentally prepare for social contact, and your schedule gets thrown into chaos. Even worse.

2. Introduction rounds
Ah, the infamous introduction round. The moment when you have to sell yourself to complete strangers. For us, it feels like an exam for which you’ve only read the material once.

3. Meetings
A meeting on the schedule? As an introvert, that’s quite a challenge. You have to give your opinion in front of a large group (which you’re not great at), only to be interrupted by that one colleague present. Great.

4. Small talk
You prefer to have a deeper conversation instead of continuously going through the same routine. ‘How are you?’, ‘I’m good, how about you?’, ’Nice weather, huh?’ Yeah, right.

5. Arriving last
Do you know that feeling when you walk into a meeting last and all eyes are on you? Two things you absolutely hate.

6. ‘Why are you so quiet?’
Ahhh, this is really the classic way to make an introverted person feel terrible. Because how do you explain this? You can’t. That’s just how you are.

7. Birthdays
That one obligatory birthday party where you’re forced to talk to an uncle about trivial matters for two hours. You’d rather avoid situations like this.

8. Sharing feelings
Opening up and being vulnerable? No way. What you’re best at is bottling up your feelings until they all come out at once.

9. ‘We’ll see’
Occasionally, a spontaneous plan is something you can handle, but hearing the phrase ‘we’ll see’ every time starts to get on your nerves after a while.

10. Persistent people
Then you’ve already said no with great difficulty, and someone keeps pushing to see if you really can’t meet up. No. Just because I don’t have a plan doesn’t mean I have time to meet up. I just have nothing planned. Hope this helps.

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