Extroverts will be extroverts

[E2942]

Most who go out of their way to insult other players are green with it.

 

[turf3]

I just want to point out that introvert is not the same as shy. This is a very common misconception. An introvert doesn't have to be a shy person at all. A shy person will be uncomfortable in many (or even most) social settings. An introvert can enjoy being surrounded by people in social settings, but may feel exhausted afterward. An extrovert will feel energized by this. Introverts generally need more "me time" to avoid emotional exhaustion.

Introvert/extrovert isn't about being shy/outgoing but whether you feel drained or energized after social settings with lots of people. This could even be after normal day at work.

Shy/outgoing and introvert/extrovert are two completely different things.

A person can be:

-A shy introvert.
-An outgoing introvert.
-A shy extrovert.
-An outgoing extrovert.

A shy person would have difficulties with performing on a stage. An outgoing introvert would not have a problem with this at all, but may feel more drained afterwards than an extrovert.

Introverts do tend to spend more time alone, or prefer the company of smaller groups of people. Not because they're shy, but because larger groups of people can make them feel exhausted.

Actually, there is a third dimension which is performance anxiety, so-called "stage fright". So, for example, I am a shy introvert without performance anxiety - Before a performance I never feel more than a slight heightening of awareness - but I hate going to a party where I don't know anyone - and very much human interaction will tire me and I need to go home and rest up. My wife is a non-shy introvert with severe performance anxiety - seriously phobic about public speaking, but no problem going to a party and meeting three or four new people, but with very much human interaction she needs to go home and rest up.

So, we have:

Shyness - discomfort with new people
Introversion - where human interactions use up energy rather than recharging
Performance anxiety - a phobia around situations where a person is on public display (the definitions of "public display" vary from person to person; some are nervous about giving a presentation to 12 people but would be comfortable giving a radio interview that's going to be heard by a million listeners; others it would be the other way round...)

Neither shyness nor introversion is a disorder. They are simply ways of being that are in opposition to the current societal paradigms. Performance anxiety is a disorder, which can range from mild to debilitating.

 

[Fishheadjoe]

I'm going to shy away from this thread...
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