This right here is for every introvert out there who is just tired of being thought of as weird. If I were into poetry, I guess I would have probably written this as a poem 🤓🤓
I am an introvert
My younger sister would always say to me, “If you do not go out, how would you meet people?”
But what if I do not want to meet people? I mean, why should I? When you meet people, they start talking to you. They expect you to participate in the discussion, they expect you to start revealing details about yourself. They expect you to be kind enough to laugh at their jokes even when it is dry. They expect you acknowledge their presence when you pass them on the street. No, I do not want that.
I am an introvert
I am tired of apologizing when I do not pick my calls because I know you are going to try to convince me we should go out. I am tired of trying to explain why the minute I step out, I am counting the hours until I get to go back in. I am tired of thinking of a nice way to tell people to leave me alone. 😒😒
I am an introvert
I am shy and usually give off a different personality when we chat online as compared to when we meet in person. I walk around with my head facing downwards and like to think I am invisible sometimes. I appreciate it when people make efforts to talk to me, although I do not like it very much.
I am an introvert
My mind is always active and thoughts never stop running through. I analyze words and actions critically before responding and this is probably why I am thought of as being slow to react. I have a pretty wild imagination and make up this whole different world inside my head that is exciting and fun, well, at least to me.
I am an introvert
People scare me. I hate social events. Fun for me is staying home all day, listening to good music, watching movies, reading and I am tired of being sorry because you think that is boring.
People conclude I am not an outgoing person or the fun loving type and I am tired of feeling that is a bad thing. When I move into a new environment, I wish I could fast forward to the time to when everyone is familiar with me so they can leave me alone.
I try as much as possible to avoid attracting attention to myself when I am in public. I love being alone even when I am in a crowd. I am very observant about my surroundings and notice every tiny detail. It could be the movement of your legs, the way you talk, your mannerisms. These do not get past me.
I am an introvert
I do not understand why people go on talking for long hours about a particular topic when there is no point and it is not as if there would be any reasonable change or difference our talking about it would cause.🙄🙄
I am an introvert
I am tired of explaining why I do not reply to your messages. They usually start off with small talk and I hate small talk. I most times want to be left alone. Communication sometimes drain me and I just do not want to engage. My social energy is not so much and it gets tiring sometimes when I try to be social.
How do I explain the fact that I enjoy you checking in on me once in a while, but I just do not have the energy to do the same?
Oh, I could be chatty sometimes especially when I am in the mood. But the mood could suddenly go off for no reason and I would go back to being unresponsive. 🙃🙃
But then, I am an introvert
I can listen to you for hours without saying a word. Trust me, I do not mind those long talks as long as you do not mind me giving you only one worded answers.
I express myself and can communicate better when I am writing.
I am really observant of people’s feelings. This means I hear the message behind every unspoken words and because of this, I can recognize and appreciate the little good efforts people make that they think no one would notice.
I can also tell when certain actions can hurt people and avoid them as much as possible. I know how to bring peace to any situation and am always there being the peacemaker/middleman.
I find it difficult making friends, but when I hold you close to my heart, I can give my life for you and expect nothing in return. Friendships are really important to me even though I do not show it that much.
As for my not wanting to be around people, that is only because being alone helps me to recharge in order to be able to be a better person when I come out.
For us introverts, it is pretty stressful when you have to explain your actions to extroverts out there who think we ought to be more like them. We are pretty awesome in our own way and it is time you all accept that. Please accept us for who we are and stop trying to change us or make us feel bad about ourselves...