Are you a introvert(shy) or extrovert(confident)?
By ghieptc
@ghieptc (2522)
Philippines
18 responses
@common_man (1799)
• India
10 Apr 10
Hi siliguri,
I think that will be the case with almost everybody, being frank with people you are familiar with.
@ghieptc (2522)
• Philippines
11 Apr 10
Introvert is a person whose motives and actions are directed inward. Introverts tend to be preoccupied with their own thoughts and feelings and minimize their contact with other people.Extrovert is an outgoing, gregarious person.Extrovert a person concerned primarily with the physical and social environment.Extrovert are more prone to action than contemplation, make friends readily, adjust easily to social situations, and generally show warm interest in their surroundings.
I think you can be Introvert when you are child after you adjust to your social environment you become Extrovert.
@vandana7 (100526)
• India
10 Apr 10
I dont know if I fall under either definitions. There are things that I dislike, but I hesitate to tell others because I feel they will be hurt or that it is not worth the trouble that can ensue. So to that extent, I could be introvert. As to being extrovert, I am confident of many things, and inclined to be happy go lucky. :) This is of course, if I have to look at the meanings of extrovert and introvert as per your definitions. :)
@enokelly99 (2)
•
10 Apr 10
I wouldn't say am a very say person but I am shy when am In a crowed, I don't know I just find it hard to come out and express myself so some how I think I am an introvert
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@farkirikofar (140)
• Indonesia
10 Apr 10
i'm an extreme introvert. once i took this psychology tests and it says that i'm an 90% introvert. and i know that is true, because i'm shy, and really quiet, and i don't like to talk much or share secrets. i also don't have many friends.
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
13 Apr 10
I think I am in between introvert and extrovert, and more towards extrovert. Though sometimes I think I am shy in a group of strangers, sometimes I can also take initiative to talk to strangers. It depends on the group of people, when I don't have the common topics with the other person, I may just keep quiet or I will still find some topics to chat with him/her.
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
11 Apr 10
These days I am little of both. As a child and an young adult I was painfully shy. But gradually I have become less shy. But I can't say I am a completer extrovert either. I'm right in the middle.
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
11 Apr 10
I am living proof.Just take your time and open up When you feel comfortable.
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
10 Apr 10
Other people's first impression of me has always been of a person with a healthy dose of self-confidence. However, I know differently. I am extremely shy and I always hesitate before I greet anyone, even if I have known them for years. People sometimes mistake me for being standoffish, but I am just a shy girl inside terrified of entering and working a room.
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@langjipingzong (981)
• China
10 Apr 10
Why? Why? Why? Why I need to describe myself again,it's so difficult for me. Well,I bet a lot of people will demur my words.But I still want to say I am a inrovert.I am shy when I am with strangers.That's true.Hope nobody pecking at me.As a precaution,I'd better slip away.
@langjipingzong (981)
• China
11 Apr 10
Yes,but this also make us feel more difficult to know ourself.
@onlyprincess (782)
• Philippines
13 Apr 10
Hi ghie,
I admit to be an introvert. I'm really shy, since I was a little child. Maybe because I didn't grow up with siblings, I'm an only child and is used to just being with my parents. I do have a few close friends, but I find it hard to be with large groups of people. I'm very comfortable with just my close friends, I can be myself when I'm with them. However, if we are in a party or an event, it's hard for me to strike up a conversation with an acquaintance or stranger. I envy people who are very confident in conversing with others.
@eddyspaghetti (1225)
• United States
19 Apr 10
I am an extrovert. I have even taken a test before to see what type of personality I have and it sad that I am an extrovert. Also others have said that I am a pretty confident person, often times too confident. I become pretty competitive and sometimes an incidentally overconfident, which often leads to my ego being hurt. There are times that I can be shy however, if I am in a crowd where everyone knows each other I can be shy.
@eddyspaghetti (1225)
• United States
21 Apr 10
I know being overconfident is really bad. I need to work on being more humble. Your advice is greatly appreciated. I have got into a few fights and arguments due to being too competitive. I would always ask someone if they want to bet, as in I bet you I'm right and you're wrong. After getting into a couple of fights with people about my overconfident attitude I have tried to stop asking to bet everything with everyone. I don't want to offend others anymore.
@webgirl01 (689)
• United States
10 Apr 10
I'm an introvert (shy) person. I'm not much of an extrovert. I feel and some people have told me that I lack confidence and that I have low self-esteem. When in school years I did have some friends but not close ones. I lost some people that i used to talk to and also couldn't connect with people at different level. Most of my peers in school, they probably outgrew me and also they didn't like me because of the way i acted. I hated my school years - just typical drama and issues. They were aloof to me and started ignoring me. I hated it. They also tell me that I'm weird or annoying and I try not to be annoying. Some are just blah to me. It sucks that I don't have a true friend who i can confide on. I don't have a best friend who to fully trust but i have a close friend but i don't tell this type of issue i feel of. It sucks that I don't fit in crowds with other people back in the days. Sometimes I also feel intimidated by extroverts because they are too outgoing for me.
Now, I do hang out with friends and in a few groups but still I'm the quite one of the group even though I do try to chat. School years, i was not in a group. I was just a loner or with one friend.But since I'm in a church group, i'm somewhat shy and quiet, but also trying to improve to be confident and talk to people.
Take care.
-Eleanor
@mezulu (166)
• United States
21 Apr 10
I have taken a great many qualified personality tests, and I always come up as Extreme Extrovert.
I am very confident in myself and my abilities, I'm a natural leader, I tend to do things on my own, I'm intelligent and independent. This has caused me trouble on a number of occasions. For instance, in school I always had a hard time working in groups unless I was the leader. I know that this is not always healthy behavior, but the fact that most of the time I really do a better job when I am in charge does not help the matter.
@ghieptc (2522)
• Philippines
22 Apr 10
Wow, you've got a great personality, somehow you're still gonna have problems if you allow negative thoughts or feelings to come in your way...You just need to focus on what you really and what you can be, whatever they says prove to them that are wrong.
@goldeneagle (6745)
• United States
11 Apr 10
I am definitely an extrovert. I can strike up a conversation with a total stranger in most situations. My job requires me to be comfortable dealing with people, because I deal with customers all day long. I guess this makes it easier for me to talk to people in other situations as well.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
12 Apr 10
I am a bit of both introvert and extrovert. I am an introvert around people that I don't know at all. I have a difficult time talking to strangers. However, when I am around people that I know well, then I will share almost everything about myself and I am very easy to talk to.
If I had to say that I was either one or the other though, I would say that I was an introvert because I am really only outgoing with those people that I know the most.
@ghieptc (2522)
• Philippines
19 Apr 10
Somewhat I'm introverted too, like as you said whenever I'm with my close friend and kind of jolly and humorous but when people I don't know want some conversation I'm a bit of shy and feels like not comfortable...Maybe we should need to practice our interpersonal and socializing coz sometimes it builds up our confidence even we really don't feel like it.
@fever324 (51)
• United States
11 Apr 10
Idk... I guess i'm both.
I dont talk much when there are a lot of people around me.It's not I am not confident or anything. I just dont talk that much. But I dont think it is introvert because I dont feel awkward about it. It's totally ok to me.
When I'm hanging out with my friends, I talk just like everyone else does.
I guess i am just not very social and dont like getting to know new people.
btw your profile picture is pretty hot :)
have a nice day
@common_man (1799)
• India
10 Apr 10
Hi friend,
In general I am an introvert. I prefer company of a few rather than a crowd. But I am talkative, when I am in company of those few, i like to be with.