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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 112 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Introvert doesn't mean shy or socially anxious. I regularly tell people to shut the fuck up if they're in my space being annoying.

[–] CaptainEffort 83 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Exactly this, my dad’s an introvert but is the most charismatic person I know. He does great with people, but is the last to arrive and the first to leave since he finds it so draining. He “recharges” when he’s by himself.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago

That's kinda what I do too. I acknowledge it as an effort that needs to be managed and have strategies to recharge afterwards.

I don't hate being around people but it does take a lot of energy.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

I'm the opposite. I'm an extrovert but really shy.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh, does that make him MajorEffort? Or GeneralEffort?

[–] vaultdweller013 10 points 7 months ago

He's actually AdmiralEffort.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

I did that for a while, but got shit for it everytime and just stopped going out because it wasn't worth the hassle.