The solution: Don’t think. Just be emotional.”

You just about floored me with this. What sentences!
Sorry for the rather useless comment, but I’m quite abuzz over this. You’ve given me much to think about in a few phrases.

You can think pathological introversion vs pathological extroversion in terms of Schizoid vs Histrionic. Both Schizoid PD and Histrionic PD will be ditched in the next DSM.

Schizoid PD is also placed in schizophrenia spectrum because it resembles negative symptoms of schizophrenia. I find that pretty scary because I’m only missing positive symptoms of it (psychotic part). It is strange though that negative symptoms are sometimes considered even more serious hallucinations and stuff. I think it is the matter of personality preferences. Forced mentally being in schizoid state could be very serious torture for more extroverted individuals.

Is there spectrum where we could place those flamboyant extroverted HPD people?

For instance: My young child is the extreme extrovert – not so much Loud but very needing of constant contact and imput from mom. I’m too busy filling her emotional needs to spend any time doing the sort of solitary things to which I’d like to devote myself. We can’t with good conscience neglect our extroverted kids’ needs, and so the introvert mom spends all available time and energy on the little ones. There’s precious little left over for being available to make friends with other introverts.

Perhaps we emerge after retirement and turn into those batty old ladies that do whatever they please and damn the social consequences? I’m rather looking forward to those days.

One thing that I’m very thankful for is that growing up I never felt the way so many others have, I never felt strange, different, or that there was something wrong with me, partly due to my parents being really nice and the fact that I have been home schooled all my life. I have never been in a school environment, though I did have the choice, and I find that I can actually socialize with fellow homeschoolers and enjoy it. I have attended many homeschooling “classes”, mostly creative writing, art, and literature, all subjects that I enjoy.

You have to wonder how many people are hiding awesome interests, talents, traits, etc. in order to “fit in.” Maybe if more of us weren’t afraid to just be ourselves we could find true acceptance and appreciation from those who actually matter.

I’m also an introverted girl. My situation was, growing up i moved alot with my family and never established any deep relationships with people let alone “friends”. Overtime I think the lack of social life and only a handful of friends molded me into a very quiet reserved girl.

There IS a trade off though i think between extraverts and introverts. I find that introverts excel in ‘non-verbel’ aspect of life (writing, school work, creativity, art) while having lack of social life. We concentrate so much on improving our selves that sometimes intrigues extraverted people (so who’s a weirdo now huh? LOL!)

From my experience I do believe that introverts hold depth in the relationships, work, and thoughts they have in life. Sometimes though, i wish more extraverts (majority in this society) would come to understand us introverts and not judge us so harshly just becuae we are quiet.

Props for the blog entry.

Consider yourself bookmarked.

~Fidelbogen~

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