tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post1180246059354114574..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Extroverted IntrovertsStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-54553443784077955682016-11-14T19:37:05.325-08:002016-11-14T19:37:05.325-08:00This is exceptionally belated, but I think the art...This is exceptionally belated, but I think the article is right. There is no reason to believe in the ontological reality of a binary category within human nature which can be "introvert" or "extrovert". The whole thing seems too clinical.<br /><br />I suspect, as others have said, that there is a spectrum of various traits which depend on the time of day, the weather, the amount of sleep one has had, and the people one is spending time with.<br /><br />With all that taken into account, I think it is almost always preferable to have the traits of extroversion. You can still have time to yourself to contemplate things and have those traits. But I can't think of a single social setting in which it is preferable to irrationally fear speaking to people over having no fear.<br /><br />I say all of this as someone who once found purchase in the terms as real categories, and who - in part on the basis of the advice in the article - has moved towards those extroverted traits by simple choice.Ephiriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075474017104766057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-72677254232854823462013-07-25T05:36:26.849-07:002013-07-25T05:36:26.849-07:00My first thought on reading Stuart's comments ...My first thought on reading Stuart's comments were"Aren't people capable of varing degrees of both?" I love being in front of people, performing, talking to them and then I also dearly love my quiet time that only my immediate family has access. Even here just to have time to read, ponder and just daydream is a joy. To revel in "The Theater of the Mind."Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962996070458991675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-85545146167045815142013-07-24T19:47:20.090-07:002013-07-24T19:47:20.090-07:00I too am with Lindsay and Bobbye...have always tho...I too am with Lindsay and Bobbye...have always thought introverts could be the life of the party but need peace and quiet to recharge their batteries....<br /><br />But whatever, it seems a balance between togetherness and aloneness makes for the most interesting and three-dimensional adult people. Murray Bowen of Bowen theory always said that a mature person was a mixture of those two constant tensions in life.Webutantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139954791621532194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-78340111592048052082013-07-24T19:38:23.704-07:002013-07-24T19:38:23.704-07:00extroverts will say they are happier ... extrover...extroverts will say they are happier ... extroverts will also lie more often ... The Dark Lordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235966436741864018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-39866408598432825872013-07-24T14:02:32.575-07:002013-07-24T14:02:32.575-07:00I,too, am a friendly and social introvert, but I d...I,too, am a friendly and social introvert, but I do guard my quiet time.<br /><br />I've never looked at introversion as something that needs transforming.<br /><br />I do think extroverts and introverts offer each other something of value.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-52416789288470271062013-07-24T11:24:59.321-07:002013-07-24T11:24:59.321-07:00Very good Lindsay. Stuart made it almost seem that...Very good Lindsay. Stuart made it almost seem that being an introvert was a disease, needing treatment. I'm going to use your explanation instead.Bobbyenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-21780250043784157142013-07-24T08:34:56.398-07:002013-07-24T08:34:56.398-07:00I have heard introversion and extroversion describ...I have heard introversion and extroversion described as being less about your actions and more about the way you naturally relax. <br /><br />An introvert needs solitude and quiet to recharge. While an introvert may enjoy and participate in social activities, they find them tiring and need some time alone afterward. <br /><br />Extroverts, on the other hand, revel in social activity and find being alone to be tiring and depressing. They seek out other people and social activities in order to relax.<br /><br />As a friendly and social introvert, this definition works for me and for my husband. We do enjoy social activities, but we find that we need quiet and solitude afterward to really relax and unwind.Lindsay Haroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13094965953749825163noreply@blogger.com