07-21-2010, 10:50 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-21-2010, 10:51 AM by WildFlower.)
(07-21-2010, 10:33 AM)Ryan Wrote: extrovert [( ek -struh-vurt)]
A term introduced by the psychologist Carl Jung to describe a person whose motives and actions are directed outward. Extroverts are more prone to action than contemplation, make friends readily, adjust easily to social situations, and generally show warm interest in their surroundings.
introvert [( in -truh-vurt)]
A term introduced by the psychologist Carl Jung to describe a person whose motives and actions are directed inward. Introverts tend to be preoccupied with their own thoughts and feelings and minimize their contact with other people.
See what I mean?
haha I definitely see what you mean. And going of those definitions we are in total agreement. The Extrovert in this definition is most definitely more of an accurate description of myself than the introvert one. It was the definitions I was contesting.
You could put me in a jail cell and I wouldn't get bored. I don't need continuous external stimulation to keep me energised. It is internal world, contemplating it and being with myself where I energise myself. I literally need this time alone or I have zero energy. I feel smothered and very drained if I don't get this time. The reverse would be true for an extrovert. That's not to say that an extrovert hates being alone and an introvert hates being around people, it's just a predisposition to prefer either external or internal stimulus as a means to self-energise ourselves. No matter what our 'type' is though it is important that we have balance, and I believe I have that. As seen in the last report I enjoy socialising as much as anyone does, I just need my alone time. Like now on my own at the computer, if I didn't have this time to myself I would beyond my capacity to function.
One perk of being an introvert is being able to recognise change quickly when it happens. In this case from a subliminal.
“To be normal is the ideal aim of the unsuccessful.” - Carl Jung