I’m an introvert and I’m really getting tired of everyone being an introvert as an excuse to avoid people. It’s like when people were saying I’m so OCD and they just liked a clean house. OCD is not cleaning. For an example it’s looking at a clean dish and still needing to keep cleaning it to within an inch of it’s life and then still going.
Introverted doesn’t mean you don’t like people or don’t enjoy time with people. It means you need some time to yourself not all the time either. It also means not getting upset because someone interacts with you.
I’m introverted I like having time with people I do need my alone time and I don’t like things like clubs. but I don’t get upset if someone interrupts my alone time.
This whole anti social disguised as introvert is not helping with the loneliness epidemic I keep hearing about. I also find it frustrating when I need to ask someone something and they look like I just walked in on them.
Seriously just move on to whatever the next thing that is cool for people to be.
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One of those things is a description, one is an actual mental illness.
Are people wrong about being introverted some of the time? Yup! However, it’s not the same as the constant dilution of the term OCD that’s been systematically harming people who actually do have obsessive compulsive disorder.
I have skin picking disorder which falls under the OCD umbrella, but I don’t consider myself as having or “being” OCD. I don’t get people who say things like “Everyone is a little bit OCD.” No, they’re not, that’s why the diagnostic criteria exist. Some folks are just a little quirky.
I have ADHD and people say similar stuff to me too. They’re like, “ADHD is on a spectrum, everyone has it a litle…” No, they don’t. Sometimes neurotypical folks just forget their keys. ADHD permeates every part of my life, from my work life to my home life to my social life. It’s not the same as being occasionally forgetful or distracted.
I mean, in a binary sense, you’re either an extrovert or an introvert. In real life it’s a spectrum, but this is a strange complaint because probably about 50% of people are genuine introverts.
For me, i know im introverted, any time my bf brings up going anywhere with more than 2 other people I get anxiety and start to overthink it and end up saying no. And if I say yes, and its more than 2 other people I will start to shake, sweat, get paranoia and ive even sometimes vomited bc the anxiety was so bad. Ive had full on breakdowns bc more than 2 people showed up to the house uninvited 😠ðŸ˜. So it pisses me off when someone says they’re introverted and then I see em go out everyday with friends. Like no honey youre not introverted you just want the title for attention.
100% with you on this. Pretty much anytime I see someone saying they’re an introvert they’re just antisocial and trying to normalize it.
As an INFJ (which is the rarest type *also Jesus was an INFJ) I agree
Im extroverted and people legit act like im lying about that sometimes because “you read a lot!”
There’s also superiority complex with introverts too. That complex is on both sides but man is annoying.
Yup, most people are just anti-social and don’t want to admit that. They’re trying to put the mask of introversion on, but fail to understand what it means.
I’m sn introvert
Also diagnosed with OCD
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