Janna
@janna
I don’t think introversion is a permanent, irreversible trait. It’s the result of feeling you need to wear a mask in public in a way that is incongruent with who you feel yourself to be. The strain of maintaining that mask is what tires you out and prompts the need to “recharge”. If you can take the mask off in a way that integrates who you are, you feel far less exhausted by interaction — in fact, it can be energising bc it allows you to connect with people in ways you may have always wanted.
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Trigs
@trigs
The way you describe that seems to imply that you think introversion is a flaw that should be reversed. In the same way you could say that extroversion is the inability to be comfortable in your own mind and the constant need to be around others for validation can be overcome by learning to be comfortable with yourself. I think you're right that introverted people often struggle with feeling unable to be themselves in public, but I don't think it has anything to do with "curing introversion", but rather understanding how people are different and how we can all become more pro-social in our behavior.
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