Well then I am definately an introvert. I NEED time to myself to recharge. I too find people that can babble on for hours about their uneventful day exhausting.....
farber2028 said:RuthJanice said:Well I am the worst kind I suppose.... I dont know which I am. I hate crowds. However I am not shy as I can talk to anyone.... but like many of you, I typically have little interest in what most people babble on about. I prefer the outdoors. I have always found more joy in being around animals and nothing makes me ill tempered quicker than seeing or hearing of abuse. I will and have rescue anything animal in need - much to my husband's dismay. The last was a "dirty bird" (crow) that was injured on the side of the road. I love my tortoise and my bulldog. So what does that make me?????
Being an introvert doesn't mean that you're shy. I'm not shy. Hell, I can talk to anyone about anything it's just a matter of if I want to or not. I just don't go out of my way to talk to people about nothing. I prefer in-depth conversations on something I may be passionate about or whatever catches my interest. I find people exhausting and need time to myself. Which is why I think I'm so interested in torts. They are so much fun to just watch and quietly observe, also they require work that one can get lost in.
A big difference in introverts and extroverts is "recharge" time. I need peace and quiet and often to be alone to feel rejuvenated, as do most introverts. Extroverts tend to find being a lone cumbersome and stressful because they can't stand it, so they "recharge" around people. It's actually pretty interesting stuff once you start reading into it a bit.