Just want to say how much I enjoy this group. It's been a real eye opener to see how many other people feel like I do in social situations. I like reading the posts and comments because I can relate to many of them. Now here's a question, Did you feel shunned by most of the kids when you were in grade school?
Kind of a chicken/egg situation. I have asked myself "do I not fit in because I am an introvert or am I an introvert because I never fit it?" 55 and still not really sure. I do enjoy my own company so??? Oh, well. Long as I'm happy I guess it doesn't really matter for me but I worry about others who feel unwelcome and set themselves aside.
I was bullied in 6th grade by a bunch of mean girls to the point of not wanting to go to school. But that eventually passed, and I moved on. I went to a high school where social clubs were rampant, so I always felt left out til my senior year when I finally made it into one of them. That didn't help much because I have always felt like an outsider wherever I was, even in my own family. I think it's part of being an introvert that "group stuff" just doesn't agree with us. I can connect with people one on one, but in groups... it just doesn't work for me. I think extroverts feel more empowered in a group. I get my mine from within. What do you think?
@myownmind I completely agree. I can be having a great conversation with someone and then another person will join us, and I suddenly get pushed out because I don't like to compete for talk time and lots of people are just overpowering.
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