Introversion

I tried for a long while to explain to others that I'm an introvert. It hasn't been easy and it's seldom successful. It took me almost 30 years to recognise and accept that I prefer to spend quite moments at home rather than in crowds. And for a while, I thought I was dysfunctional because I lose focus and get overstimulated in crowds. Now, I know why I get so depleted in my younger days when I tried too hard to be an extrovert. In fact, I almost convinced everyone I was indeed an outgoing and gregarious person... or a bipolar mental patient since I was never consistently extrovert or introvert to different groups of people. I only found out and embraced my introversion a few years ago and started learning about how to best manage myself and my needs in this world. It's nice to hear others talking about something so close to my heart...