are you an introvert or an extrovert?

whoa, what a shocker! we have a psychologist in the house! (no offense meant) good for you. i am an introvert but i don't know the specifics. how about this: i am not a loner. i like recognition. but i am quite shy, i am not the type of person who would start a conversation with a stranger. where would you classify me with the specifics?

hehehe.. no offense taken. hmmm... question, why is it a shocker? hehehe... i think there are so many people here in mylot from various walks of life and of different occupations... hmmm.. to anwer your question. There are two kinds of extrovert: choleric (doer) and sanguine (talker) while introvert: melancholic (thinker) and phlegmatic (watcher/observer/follower). usually we categorize people by their 2 dominant personality type and all of us have a percent of this and that. sometimes, some traits of a certain personality won't be applicable to a certain person since we are all a mix of two-three or even personality types. a loner is typically a melancholic person. so you could be a sanguine since you like to be with people and like the limelight (or recognition). but you are quite shy, so you can be a mix with phlegmatic person, because they typically, don't start conversations and very careful with strangers, especially in establishing new relationships. i hope i am on the right track. i can more or less be accurate if i have more description of you...hehehe... but remember personality traits or personality in general is very dynamic. a psychological analysis of personality is valid for 6 months only since various factors like environment, circumstances, experiences (positive or negative), etc. affect us and could bring on change in us and the way we react and do things. hehehe...what do you think of all of thse?

this is all so interesting! (and by shocker i mean awesome, sorry i'm not smooth with my choice of words) yes, i guess you are on the right track. i consider my self more of an introvert. and specifically, a phlegmatic (i like the sound of it), i mostly observe than act. and maybe 10% sanguine, i'm not of a talker really, but i can be chatty when i am in the mood. and i rarely talk in public, more on personal chat. thank you for a very interesting response!

Thanks,and that is cool that you used to be an introvert,but you are getting out of because of your work,and I do not blame you for not being the type to host a party,cause neither am I lol,have a good day my friend,good luck in your life,and Happy Posting.

Good for you and your fiance! Until now, I consider myself an introvert but I make my way out of being an introvert when needed to like if I have to do it because it is my work to do so. I think I also have become more sociable than before, but still I not the one who starts conversations or the host in a party.

yeah that is the general feedback that I usually hear from them who do not understand my real personality. It is hard for me really to socialized although I do make some effort at times just to avoid those feedbacks but if I were given a chance I would prefer to be alone than with others.

I always need some time with myself. Like every day after work when I got home I will just lay on the bed, thinking.

I also enjoy most of the time being alone. but sometimes, I feel I need to reach out because people might think I am a snub, or they may think I don't like them. I just want to be polite so I sometimes join groups.

Hi friend, you're definitely right I agree with you... I have a good life right now and I have less problems. I beleive that people like us also have the best business in town. Business man will be successful when they are introverts but they need also extraverts people in the company just to balance the business.

Maybe extroverts have the ability to grab every opportunity that comes their way, but introverts like us have the advantage of having a stable life. I for instance prefer a job in the office which is more secure.

yes i admit i'm an ambivert.but who is blue_thr3e?

you should be an ambivert like blue_thr3e above!

she's the one with the same response as you do in response number 4.

My fiance hates crowds. I don't know how I even survived through a room of 936 people. I hate crowds too, but probably not as much as he does. I won't seek excitement unless I am with people I trust. The Day I met My Fiance, I let him and his friend take me somewhere, the next time we saw each other I was officially dating him, and I let him and this same friend take me to another county. Now I live in that county. I don't seek excitement that much, and I suppose the above example isn't real excitement, but it was in terms that it was dangerous. Have A Great Day!

I would love to seek excitement if given the opportunity, like going on a nature trip or something like that. But I would do it only with my friends and my girlfriend. It would be awkward to do it with one I don't know well. And sometimes I don't like too many people.

The test that we had also implied on particular jobs that our personalities are compatible with.

that is great. i hope we also had that test when we were in college. i think we did, but i never paid attention to the results. and i don't think the results tells us we are introvert or extrovert. but the test is also called personality test.

That is good. The good thing here is we know who we really are and we can understand ourselves more. Have a nice day!

I think you are an introvert and you only reach out to people because you need to. I cannot be sure though. I am just guessing. I am most of the time like that, I just socialize when I need to.

I also enjoy writing more than speaking. but I think I am more of an introvert. I guess my writing skills are more honed than my speaking skills. I also lack social skills I think.

maybe you are an ambivert, the in-between.

Me too, I like being with people I know and am acquainted with. I talk to them without fear or hesitation as I would have with a stranger or someone not more than an acquaintance. I talk a lot when I am with people whom I know will understand me if I make a mistake, who I know will not judge me outright.

Yes, I know Aries people who are extroverts. My girlfriend is an example. Maybe it is true with all of Aries people.

I am also a solid introvert at first. But I feel the need to be a little more extrovert. So I think I am now 80% introvert and 20% extrovert. I think it is necessary to be a little extrovert when it comes to work. You need to interact more with your peers to get things done. But I still consider myself an introvert because I am still not comfortable on sharing my thoughts to people I don't deeply know. I only share my thoughts with friends and with my girlfriend.

good for you! i am also like you, i am an introvert but i like throwing jokes which makes me the center of the attention say inside a classroom. i don't like being on-stage though, but if it is required to be in there, i would love too. i hate the spotlight effect but i like the superstar effect, you know what i mean? i am still a little affected by this weakness.

Sorry it was supposed to be I used to be an introvert. Oh sorry another mistake