the difference between introverts and extroverts

I have a bad habit of following the money trail first, and when lawyers claim anything it gives me the jitters, lol xD

If I don’t trust the original article in the first place I don’t usually trust their bibliography or subsequent links either, relying on my own google-fu to get behind the issue. That being said following the money trail is something I consider useful and a good method to scrutinize claims that seem outlandish to me.

According to this articel i am Introvert .... :laugh:

Snowy Aftermath wrote: when lawyers claim anything it gives me the jitters, lol xD

And yet we're still friends.


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Atticus509 wrote:

Adder wrote: practises to exercise Long Term Potentiation (LTP) in certain behaviours or ways of thinking

Virtually all of those words are English, and yet je ne comprends pas. That one's going on my Big Damn List of Things I Should Research Sooner Rather Than Later So I Don't Seem Ignorant^TM.

:lol:
wait, I'm supposed to know the meaning of the things I say... omg, runs n hidez.

Wikipedia wrote: In neuroscience, long-term potentiation (LTP) is a persistent strengthening of synapses based on recent patterns of activity.
Hebbian theory is a theory in neuroscience that proposes an explanation for the adaptation of neurons in the brain during the learning process.
In neuroscience, synaptic plasticity is the ability of synapses to strengthen or weaken over time, in response to increases or decreases in their activity.

Atticus509 wrote:

Snowy Aftermath wrote: when lawyers claim anything it gives me the jitters, lol xD

And yet we're still friends.

Jittery, jittery friends, hehehe xD

I'm what I tend to refer to as a 'textbook introvert' - it's nothing to do with being antisocial or shy or anything like that, but if I spend too much time in the company of other people / not enough time alone, I kind of go into meltdown and start experiencing pretty crippling stress and anxiety until I get a significant remedial helping of alone-time. Because introversion is to do with having an easily overstimulated brain, it also explains why certain other things are also stressful to introverts - for instance, I really struggle with uninvited noise, like loud music, traffic noise...or even my phone ringing. In general anything that invades my personal mental space will hasten the advance of the next mental shutdown. It's definitely not how I would choose to be - what is really annoying about is that often I actually want to be spending time with particular people, but I can't because my overstimulated brain is forcing me to feel so on-edge, with all of the horrible mental and physical symptoms, that I just can't.

Like x57z12 was saying, for some of us, it's actually incredibly helpful to be able to put a label on this, and to access information about what is going on. For years I didn't really understand what was happening and found it really hurtful when other people would say that I was antisocial/hate people/abnormal/unfriendly, but having done a lot of research into introversion in recent times, I now understand that it's not my fault and that trying to 'come out of my shell' (as people have always told me I 'needed' to do) and force myself into social situations when I don't feel like it will only make things worse, not better. Understanding it better has also given me the information and courage that I need to explain to my friends and family: "I'm sorry, I can't do this thing with you because I haven't had enough introvert-time lately and I'm feeling really stressed out about it. I need a few days of not hanging out with anyone but then I should be fine to do [x] with you." I cannot even describe how much of a relief it has been to be able to unashamedly explain this to people without having to invent some excuse.

In principle, I don't like the divisive nature of labels - but there's no denying that they've given me the comfort of knowing that I'm actually not alone - not just a freak - in certain aspects of my life. I totally respect the right of the individual to choose whether or not they play along with these sorts of spectrums and dualities and such things, but...when it comes to the game of black and white...I find that my understanding of it sometimes benefits just as much from viewing it from within the parameters of the game as by trying to transcend it and view it from the outside. So I don't have a hard and fast rule about labels - sometimes I reject them and sometimes I embrace them - but I can say with some certainty that embracing the 'introvert' label is a choice that has been invaluable to my mental health and to my understanding of the way in which I relate to the world around me.


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I tend to see Introvert and Extrovert as merely how we recharge ourselves. Our Chi/energy/spirit.

Introverts need alone time to recharge, and find a lot of people/social situations draining, sometimes to the point of anxiety.

Extroverts need people/social situations to charge themselves and find alone time to be draining, sometimes to the point of depression.

Karn wrote: I tend to see Introvert and Extrovert as merely how we recharge ourselves. Our Chi/energy/spirit.

Introverts need alone time to recharge, and find a lot of people/social situations draining, sometimes to the point of anxiety.

Extroverts need people/social situations to charge themselves and find alone time to be draining, sometimes to the point of depression.

Ok ..i am an introvert , who knew

Karn wrote: I tend to see Introvert and Extrovert as merely how we recharge ourselves. Our Chi/energy/spirit.

Introverts need alone time to recharge, and find a lot of people/social situations draining, sometimes to the point of anxiety.

Extroverts need people/social situations to charge themselves and find alone time to be draining, sometimes to the point of depression.

Yes, that's how I tend to explain it too...

I'm just never quite sure what constitutes 'recharging' exactly - everyone needs a different ratio of alone-time vs socialising but 'recharging' is a word that always feels to me as though it signifies a kind of quick pit-stop - but most people who strongly identify as introverts need to spend a significant amount of time alone and most people who strongly identify as extroverts need to spend a significant amount of time in the company of others. Like, it is recharging, but some people have very short battery lives and so one charge won't get them very far! My general rule for myself is that as a minimum I need to spend at least as much time alone (recharging) as I do in the company of others (running on battery), which I guess makes me...an iPhone?