Wanting to be alone?

[head-on-backwards]

Of course you are! (most likely)
As an introvert, I love being alone. I actually have to force myself to interact with friends and family. I’m quiet, I’m an observer, and I’m sure all of you can relate.

The weird thing, though, is that I generally am not too inclined to share my ideas with others. In school and at home, I am most content keeping my mouth shut. I don’t care if the other person is wrong, and I don’t care if they ever hear my ideas/ thoughts. I’d rather take in whatever they’re saying and make up my own mind… I don’t want to argue; I just generally don’t care what other people know (or don’t know). I’m pretty much just focused on my own knowledge.

So, am I just around the wrong people? Or am I a broken INTP?

Not to be taken too seriously—I’m just wondering what your thoughts are.

Uh, you know what I mean.

:smiley_emoticons_mr

 

[miggslives]

This just about sums me up. I like being alone, and always have. But as I get older I am beginning to question whether I "love" being alone...or I am just, "most comfortable" being alone. I love being in social situations, but it does tear me up inside and drains me of my mental energy to always try to keep up in conversations and stuff. Same with me in school and work: as a child I loved to raise my hand when I had the correct answer, but now I am content with just keeping my mouth shut and letting someone else answer. The whole point is that I know the answer, not that everyone knows I know the answer.

Although, I do find myself to be EXTREMELY clear minded when I am alone and quiet. The moment I start opening my mouth is when I become forgetful and blank out halfway through a sentence.

 

[nexion]

I share plenty of ideas with people who don't care/don't understand, as a way of... reverberating them through my mind. I find my understanding and the coherence of the subject matter increases threefold when I verbalize that subject matter to others. This only happens every so often though. Most of the time I keep to myself and my ideas and don't say much to anyone.

Though a few have told me I have a somewhat combative personality and it's true, to people I know well I will argue something for hours if I believe that person is wrong.

 

[hablahdoo]

I like being alone, and always have. But as I get older I am beginning to question whether I "love" being alone...or I am just, "most comfortable" being alone. I love being in social situations, but it does tear me up inside and drains me of my mental energy to always try to keep up in conversations and stuff.

I feel the exact same way. The problem for me is that while it's mentally draining to be around people, being alone is worse. It makes sense evolutionarily to be around others so my brain seems to get really mad at me when I don't get out.