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Are you an introvert or an extrovert? And if you are somewhere in between just pick a side that you think dominates the other.
This is a very nice article on this topic: http://www.learningplaceonline.com/relationships/friends/caring-introvert.htm

It's just that I've read that introverts are 25% or 33% of the general population but I think it's much less than that and this is a speculation based on my personal experience. Also, I do not know if introverts are less likely to be in a forum, especially one like this one, than an extrovert... but I'll just ignore this cause there's nothing I can do about it.

Um, and if you could do this survey in your family/group of friends/highschool/co-workers/nation, then I would just... worship you... like, that would be so cool. Other than that, just vote honestly in the poll. Thanks, you rock!

I do believe I was the first Extrovert vote on there..... :eek:

Introvert, and a certified one at that.

I'm an Introvert. About as much of one as you can be. (INFJ, if that helps.)

Good luck with your study. :)

Introvert

I'm an introvert.
You can't always tell whether a person is introverted or not by how they perform in social situations. My rule of thumb is if, when a person is dealing with something rough or going through bad times, they want to be alone or surrounded by people/attention.
I would think that there are a lot more social introverts on the net than extroverts, given the anonymous nature of forums and isolation of internet interactions.

Im Introvert with my feelings and all my thoughts, but im extrovert to make people feel better.
Although the real me is Introvert and constantly thinking "...GRR sort your own fuckin problems out" but because im introvert id never say it and i went to a pyschiatrist and he said you need an outlet or you'll go :sniper:
(blinks)

Hardcore introvert.
INTP represent!

Simonist']I do believe I was the first Extrovert vote on there..... :eek:

That's a surprise? This is the Internet. Most extroverts are too busy out dancing to crap music, getting STD's and alcohol poisoning to post on forums.

That's a surprise? This is the Internet. Most extroverts are too busy out dancing to crap music, getting STD's and alcohol poisoning to post on forums.

Cant you just smell the bitterness ladies and gentlemen?:p

I'm a closeted extrovert. That's to say I behave every way an introvert, but secretly I'm not; I go absolutely wild when nobody's looking :p.

I'm socially inclined. I'm outgoing in specific environments but I spend the vast majority of my time sitting in silence.

I'm somewhere inbetween, although I do know a few extreme extroverts. I love being around people and talking to them about anything. But I can sit by myself for quite a while if I need to. Of course, generally I need some way to amuse myself(computer yay). But I can probably last a while without talking to someone or otherwise keeping myself entertained. Although, it is true that I do tend to get depressed if I'm not social enough for a long time, so I'm leaning towards moderate extrovert.

That's a surprise? This is the Internet. Most extroverts are too busy out dancing to crap music, getting STD's and alcohol poisoning to post on forums.
Well, I have very high standards to my music, I don't believe in useless OR unprotected sex, and I don't drink or abuse drugs anymore, after all the trouble I got into last year......really the only reason I'm on the forums right now is because my boyfriend's not off work yet and all my friends have class today, while it's my day off. That's why I barely have time for the forums, day-to-day.....because it's how I pass the time at home.

Call me crazy, but if I can't be social in the outside world, I need to socialize online as well :D

INTP.

Well, at least I got something out of therapy!:D

Cant you just smell the bitterness ladies and gentlemen?:p

I'm just being honest.

Introvert big time. Uber introvert. Now leave me alone.

Looks like the writer of that was neither but was just someone that thought too high of himself and needed to write a biased article to prove himself right.:rolleyes:

Intorvert, like most people on the internet. It gives you a wonderful mask to hide behind. Not that I'm hiding on the net, it's not a bad thing, just how I feel comfortable. Does anyone else get grief from friends or relatives because of this? "Why don't you go out and talk to some REAL people?" because people on the net are robots. Obviously.

Having said that, I am trying to be more socially outgoing in my non-net life. I'm such a sell out :(

I read in Lenore Thomson's outstanding book, Personality Type: An Owner's Manual (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0877739870/sr=8-1/qid=1139517414/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-2447412-2228066?%5Fencoding=UTF8), that the best way to tell if you're an extravert or an introvert is that the former gets energized in social situations, while the latter feels depleted afterwards.

She goes on to say (I'm paraphrasing) that an extravert defines himself internally in relation to what's going on outside, so if nothing is going on in the external world, he has no real sense of self in that moment. He is therefore compelled to seek company, and feels energized afterward. An introvert defines himself by what's going on inside; he is compelled to get away from the outside world regularly, so he can reestablish contact with that inner sense of self and calm-ness. That's what energizes him.

Aside: anyone interested in Kiersey/MBTI, this is the best book that I have ever read on the subject (better even than "Please Understand Me") and has tons of information about all 16 types. Wonderful read.

She goes on to say (I'm paraphrasing) that an extravert defines himself internally in relation to what's going on outside, so if nothing is going on in the external world, he has no real sense of self in that moment. He is therefore compelled to seek company, and feels energized afterward. An introvert defines himself by what's going on inside; he is compelled to get away from the outside world regularly, so he can reestablish contact with that inner sense of self and calm-ness. That's what energizes him.
Well that confuses me. I guess that would actually make me an introvert who just enjoys social situations, because I certainly never feel compelled to seek company, nor do I frequently feel "energized" afterward. I suppose I dont' know too many other extroverts, according to this definition, that set aside two hours a day or so to just be alone and such.....

Maybe I've just been negated :(

I'm an introvert by nature, but an extrovert by nurture. That is, it takes an effort to behave in an extroverted manner, and it's always a relief to just be left alone, and I have to force myself to go talk to people, unless I know them really well. But most people wouldn't call me an introvert, because I make those efforts, generally.

Bah, I hate people. And I certainly do feel like an actor when I'm socializing. There are very few people I truly feel comfortable around. I'm cheerful enough when I'm around other people but like I said, it feels like acting. So yeah, I guess I'm an introvert.

Definitely an introvert, and I'm sure many people here are. An international forum like this isn't highly social, at least not in a close one-on-one way. You could spend ten or fifteen minutes writing a long post without having any conversation. You can breeze by threads and join into ones that spark your interest. No pointlessness. It's your choice whether to reply or not. The internet is in many ways a highly useful tool for introverts.

I'm....eh...odd, an extrovert, but inside the introvert....like...I'm an introvert in public, but when I'm here or with freinds, I'm extroverted.....Eh, whatever, I do like spend a lot of time alone, think people are generally loud and annoying, hate big parties, and have been known to "harrumph" So, I'm geussing introvert.

don't know if its already been said, but i would have predicted that introverts would be most likely to make up the bulk of almost any internet forum... extroverts are too busy out being with real people to bother with things like this. and *looks at poll* it looks like i'm right ;)



anyway, i'm mostly an introvert in that i can happily engage and chat with people, but it drains the hell out of me and after a while, unless i'm really, really comfrortable with the company, i just get incredibly tired and need to go spend time just being on my own to 'recharge'. often in social situations something will just snap and i need to be on my own. not to really do anything specific, but its like i can't take any more... data. can't take any more information or sensation and just need to purge my memory or something by being on my own.

so i can be sociable (and often am when i have the chance) but it sucks energy from me. unlike, say, my dad (who's definatley an extrovert) seeing how being with other people seems to energise him and he never seems to tire of it.

i'm also quite happy being on my own. i get lonely after a while but am generally happy (especially once that loneliness passes). plus, i don't like big parties and never had a big group of friends/loose aquantances but rather a small, close-knit circle of friends i could feel comfortable with and not stress out with. unfortunatley depression and drugs soon put a stop to that and now i don't see most of them at all for months on end :(

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? And if you are somewhere in between just pick a side that you think dominates the other.
This is a very nice article on this topic: http://www.learningplaceonline.com/relationships/friends/caring-introvert.htm

I can be very extrovert at times, even with people I don't know well (and yes, while sober!) but I think I'm an introvert at heart.

Looks like the writer of that was neither but was just someone that thought too high of himself and needed to write a biased article to prove himself right.:rolleyes:
Yeah, I got that feeling too. But I guess it's pretty hard to hold that many strong emotions inside you for a long time... there's even this guy ( http://www.introvertnation.com/ ) who found a nice and funny way of expressing his feelings. Meh, I just liked what he said not how he said it.

I'm very introverted.

Extroverted when around close friends, introverted most other times.

I just think that silence is often the best answer.

Hardcore introvert.
INTP represent!


Woo INTP's all up in here! Buildin' the house or whatever it is were supposed to do...


Anyway I did this test on lots of people back in highschool.

I got about 35% were introverts, but I'll have to admit it might have been because introverts weren't all that likely to accept taking the test.

ENTJ, suckers! :D

I tend to think about things even when I'm not around other people though, so I guess that makes me a mix. Also, some people are fun to be around and others are not. Does that mean I'm really an introverted extrovert? :p

Introvert big time. Uber introvert. Now leave me alone.Yes Sir:D

im an introvert but im not shy.

it just wears me out to have to be social with people outside of my family.