Do you ever make plans and as you're literally writing it down on your calendar–adding doodles for flare, of course–you immediately regret it? For most extroverted introverts, this is their entire existence.
The desire to be social is so strong, because that's what cool and funny people do (obviously), but for an introvert, the 'socializing' part of every social gathering is arguably the hardest part. We get wrung out telling strangers what we do for a living and repeating our prescribed responses to tired old questions like 'How do you know the host?', 'Which high school did you go to?', 'How come we've never seen you at one of these shindigs before?'.
Shindigs, hangouts, chill sessions, and group gatherings all flare up the social anxiety that we're all denying. Frankly, even when we're feeling particularly spicy, feisty, and ready to hop out of the nest, every introverted person takes a second to question whether or not they can still fly.
Better to wait until the next house party to find out, because tonight, we're canceling plans to enjoy our favorite TV show instead. XXL hoodie-mode has been activated…
The desire to be social is so strong, because that's what cool and funny people do (obviously), but for an introvert, the 'socializing' part of every social gathering is arguably the hardest part. We get wrung out telling strangers what we do for a living and repeating our prescribed responses to tired old questions like 'How do you know the host?', 'Which high school did you go to?', 'How come we've never seen you at one of these shindigs before?'.
Shindigs, hangouts, chill sessions, and group gatherings all flare up the social anxiety that we're all denying. Frankly, even when we're feeling particularly spicy, feisty, and ready to hop out of the nest, every introverted person takes a second to question whether or not they can still fly.
Better to wait until the next house party to find out, because tonight, we're canceling plans to enjoy our favorite TV show instead. XXL hoodie-mode has been activated…
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