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Introverts - IJIF - 07-11-2017
To all introverts, how is your mood affected when you don't get any alone time for an extended period of time ? I get really pissed off and start to get anti social. I need at least 2-3 hours of alone time everyday or else all hell breaks loose.
RE: Introverts - Jiggly - 07-11-2017
I actually used to live with people who couldn't handle me wanting to have alone time, while I was at university. They wanted to spend all day hanging out and then all night too. Couldn't get away from them. If I tried to get some time to myself - They'd emotionally bully me etc, so I learned to put my foot down and cut them off. It's hard to come face-to-face with people like that, but don't ever be ashamed of needing your space. It's not worth the stress.
RE: Introverts - Inori - 07-11-2017
I'm pretty similar. If I'm forced to spend the whole day with people (in a social setting; work and school are normally fine) and/or I don't have a room or some other place to myself (both things are largely why I'm not working at my old summer camp), I tend to get upset and very irritable.
RE: Introverts - Oni - 07-12-2017
I don't mind if it's just a couple people, but I don't enjoy being in large group atmospheres very long (asides from class/work). If they're good friends, I can spend days with them.
RE: Introverts - mothered - 07-16-2017
I "must" have the majority of the day (If not all when not working), on my own.
There's no chance I spend most of my day socializing.
RE: Introverts - The 7th Sage - 07-16-2017
I like meeting strangers provided they have the same hobby or something you can hold a conversation about. Not a fan of big crowds.
RE: Introverts - Shinoa - 07-16-2017
Sometimes I enjoy being with a few people if I'm close friends with them, but I don't enjoy big crowds and socializing very much. I definetely enjoy some alone time and work better by myself as well
RE: Introverts - Ecks - 07-16-2017
I am an introvert but I can also deal with being social, but yes I do need some time to myself or I can start to become aggressive. I also have a touch of paranoid anxiety, so when I am surrounded by people, I am (in my head) mapping the entire room for a quick exit and making plans on how to dispatch anyone in the way, had this since I was a kid, but being locked up ramped it up to extreme levels.
RE: Introverts - Jiggly - 07-17-2017
Forgive me for saying such, but it's kinda comforting to know a bunch of members who feel the same way.
RE: Introverts - Blink - 07-17-2017
I'm pretty awkward in social settings, and am working on that. (Ots even worse with females my age, I'm pretty sure that my first time spontaneously starting a conversation with a girl was on the 4th)
I can stand being with a close friend for a while if they are intellectual enough for me to converse with and not hate the world while talking to them. If that are dumb (not trying to be mean or anything here, just being honest), then I can't stand being near them for TOO long. I've gotten better at it, but I still rarely talk to anyone that I haven't known for a few days at the very least. (Recently however, I have improved a lot there) With people that have little intellect (still not trying to be mean), I have no reason to be around them (with a few exceptions).
Some people don't know a lot of the stuff that I know, but still seem intellectual. I can talk to those people for a while. For people that are intellectual (including the above), I can talk for many hours straight.
If there is too many people, I start feeling terrible and usually walk outside or something. If there is a lot of talking, then it gets worse.
However, regardless of the setting, I need the ability to be alone. I can talk for a while to someone with intellectual ability, but I still need to be alone for an extended period of time at some point.
None of the above applies online.