From the blog:
I am an introvert. There’s a lot of talk online about being an introvert, so much so it even feels trendy or becoming a silent movement of its own.
That’s all great. It’s good for an introvert to embrace who he or she is so they can understand themselves better, embrace who they really are and lead a balanced lifestyle they can be proud of, or at least not feel awkward most of the time.
But, being an introvert is not an excuse though. It’s not a fancy, snobbish excuse you should use for self-defeating purposes.
And I’ll be the first to the admit that I am guilty of that.
You can’t keep saying you like to be left alone at home because you’re an introvert when you’re honestly becoming a hermit who is starting to hate people. Everybody needs someone or at least some kind of humanly support.
You need to recognize that your lonesomeness is contributing to your emotional and mental health being wrecked due to the lack of support by others, if indeed you suffer from such issues. You can’t brush it off with, “I am an introvert! I can’t change at all!”
You can’t say that you’re an introvert and henceforth start to act like an impolite assholes to others, although yes, it can be rather teeth-grinding and tiresome to meet new people at places you don’t even want to be at.
You can’t take your friends for granted just because you’re an introverted.
Most of all, you can’t use your introversion as an excuse to not adapt, change and grow.
Being an introvert is not an excuse. Being an introvert is just a little badge you pin on your nice clothes and not on yourself so much so you bleed to death.
Very good point. I'm also noticing people saying they're introverted when they aren't good at communicating. Be it by text or in person. But in reality they just don't want to put themselves out there and are lazy.
I think that's one flaw coming up now, lazy people trying to find every excuse they can to justify being lazy.
I fell prey to that. I even proclaimed that I hated people.
True introverts are never lonesome. :) But I like the gist of your post. The "I am" statements we make about ourselves can be limiting, or expansive. Our choice. Every. Single. Day.
I think we're still human and we need some human interaction from time to time though.
For me personally, I just happen to be picky as fuck lol. Like, I hate weddings, so there.
Nice post.I am also a such kind of person.
Your post inspired me to do well.