tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114100604021261230.post5125215265588479913..comments2014-03-03T18:48:46.016-08:00Comments on Where's My List?: An Open Letter...Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185792549179757757noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114100604021261230.post-8382317584650609412012-05-09T10:23:50.594-07:002012-05-09T10:23:50.594-07:00Heidi, thanks. It certainly would make sense that ...Heidi, thanks. It certainly would make sense that there are degrees on each end of the spectrum but I would think there would be some qualifying term for the different types or degrees. Unfortunately, psychology is not my area, so I have no idea. But understanding where a person falls on the spectrum might be helpful to many people. :)Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113818823824140462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114100604021261230.post-36540632276398871102012-05-09T08:47:48.934-07:002012-05-09T08:47:48.934-07:00Hi Katherine - welcome!
I think there are differe...Hi Katherine - welcome!<br /><br />I think there are different "levels", if you will, on the introvert vs extrovert spectrum. I'm not an expert, but it seems logical to conclude that, since we're all not carbon copies of each other, we would all be a different, um, "recipe" of personality characteristics. <br /><br />I think we all lean towards one end - introvert OR extrovert - but how strongly we lean one way is variable. Does that make sense? <br /><br />I'm intrigued now, though, if there's a psych answer to your question. It seems that that field of study really likes to create terms - I bet it might be out there! haha. I'll do some digging around...Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185792549179757757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114100604021261230.post-18649954778228985072012-05-09T07:55:26.069-07:002012-05-09T07:55:26.069-07:00Hi. I'm new to your blog. A friend directed me...Hi. I'm new to your blog. A friend directed me to this post via FB. I know a couple of people who are as your post describes and I completely understand why they call themselves an introvert. But it has made me wonder about the terms extrovert and introvert. I really think it is more complicated than that. I mean it isn't all one or the other, all 100% introvert or 100% extrovert. I consider myself an introvert in that I like alone time, I get lost in thought a lot and really prefer small get-togethers where I can really focus my attention on just a few people. But I also enjoy going to the mall and don't really find such an activity as an aversion to my introvertness; just because people are there doesn't mean I have to interact with them. Are there different kinds of introverts? I despise being the center of attention and hate attracting attention to myself but I likewise enjoy getting out and one-on-one conversations. I am definitely not an enthusiastic, makes-friends-right-away type of person but I also don't quite fit into your post either. What is more introvert but not completely introvert?Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113818823824140462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114100604021261230.post-63266768418532587032012-05-08T23:39:30.820-07:002012-05-08T23:39:30.820-07:00Haha, I knew you'd "get" this!!Haha, I knew you'd "get" this!!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185792549179757757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114100604021261230.post-38963262895010448622012-05-08T23:38:07.470-07:002012-05-08T23:38:07.470-07:00My one caveat is that I don't always mind bein...My one caveat is that I don't always mind being in a big crowd of people (like on a boardwalk) as long as I don't have to talk to them, ha ha! I like to be there with my husband, and we "feel" alone because we are not part of any big "outing" (shiver).Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114100604021261230.post-65210591100922606142012-05-08T23:34:09.950-07:002012-05-08T23:34:09.950-07:00OH MY GOSH! I think you know that I love this!!!! ...OH MY GOSH! I think you know that I love this!!!! Thank you on behalf of misunderstood introverts everywhere!! Did you know that even my own adult son refuses to believe I'm an introvert, simply because I am "bubbly" when I am with my friends? And because I am friendly and not shy? You, me and Jen Fulwiler could sit and talk about this forever…. Well, for a little while, and then we'd need to go be alone and think about it for a long time, too.Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.com