I've always been an introvert though in certain situations I can rise above that and be an extrovert. I'd much rather not be the center of stage most of the time. It really depends on the day as to where I would fall on a scale. I spend more time alone and prefer it that way.

Not that I'm aware of Buddha. It started as a nickname that social autists began using to identify themselves and relate to others on the spectrum when Asperger's was still the politically correct term. It's still widely used today

I'm an 8 who has regressed to a 2. All the years I worked especially in real estate I had to smile and suffer any fool who walked in the door. My inner eye up there on the wall chuckled as I pandered to those who thought buying a piece of property was a war game where somebody wins and somebody loses. I was required by law to write up any low-ball offer from some hick who wanted to be a real estate baron and any counter-offer by a seller who couldn't grasp the idea they were buying back their property over a $2,000 squabble. I was very good at it but I went home exhausted every night. My partner learned to give me a lot of space for a couple of hours and, under no circumstances, ask "How was your day?" My co-workers considered me gregarious but they didn't know I was a perfectly happy loner in school. I surprised myself that I was able to carry it off as I did a couple of friends who knew me way back when. Now that I am retired I have reverted to type and hole up in my apartment annoyed only when somebody rings my doorbell or the phone rings. I can and do go for days without talking to anyone. I do spend a lot of the time on the computer with Facebook and, now, Agnostics.com and am perfectly happy to be opinionated in these communities. Somehow it is easier to talk to people with the hardware as a barrier between us. At least my jaw doesn't ache anymore from wearing a phony smile all day.