“From Extrovert to Introvert”
How it is being an introvert?? No one can understand until they become the one.
I was an extrovert, a real People Person. And now I’m a Social Vegan. Simply you can call me I’m Anti-social now.
When I loved being social, it gives me a thought that only extroverts are Good at maintaining relations, enjoying their lives, or I can say I felt like only extroverts can be Happy. Introverts are depressed people, the lonely ones and Because of these thoughts I always insist people with shy nature to open up and I did that again and again. And now I know I was wrong.
I tried to understand their insecurities, fears, the way they feel and behave, etc but was not able to understand even 10% of it. But now being a one, I can understand them completely.
It’s tough to make people understand how it feels when you tell us (Introverts) to open up. It’s not like we don’t want it but it’s just we can’t. The comfort of being alone with yourself is much more satisfying then being with 10 fake personalities. And in the process of staying away from Fake ones we tend to distance ourselves from the Real ones also. And that’s Okay with us. We have our own definition of being close. Daily chats and talks are not our cup of tea.
Don’t tell us that we are not Happy, WE ARE HAPPY. Don’t force us to call or meet, we just can’t talk or meet, it scares us being around with people for so many hours. Don’t insist us to do group adventures on trips. We are Happy with soft music and a window seat.
Don’t try to make us jealous by telling us purposely about the parties and showing off your relationships with number of people. Don’t try to prove that you are better then us in some way or the other. It feels like we are not part of this world. Don’t make us feel like aliens. We know you can never understand the anxiety, fear, confusion, a strange feeling we had when we try to interact more, but atleast try.
Being depressed, sad, alone etc is different from being an Introvert. UNDERSTAND.
Accept us as we are. Respect our Space.
