introversion vs social anxiety?

[titus oates]

are these two things neccesarily the same? im not particulary shy, but would typicaly prefer solitude than the company of others. similary, i have no apprehensions about talking to others, but find i dont now to have a continous conversation with some people.

 

[intpz]

You're an introvert.

 

[IR_INTP]

I think I might be both

 

[Fukyo]

They're definitely not the same but they can occur at the same time. Here's an example of social anxiety mislabeled as introversion.

 

[crippli]

Not the same, as illustrated. But it seems that social anxiety can help on introversion. It's not easy to see the bowl if swimming/drowning inside. And pretty much impossible to observe the outside.

If anxiety is strong it will probably be crippling, and make one blind on both accounts.

 

[Dr. Freeman]

I have a low level of social anxiety and a high level of introversion. I guess that (lack of anxiety) is partially because I value my opinion (of self, actions, ideas) so much more than the opinion of any "random" person I run in to.