I was bored at work today...

[julival]

So there is this little article from the Huffington Post about 23 Signs You May Be an Introvert that is making the rounds on Facebook today. I read it and I have to say that I was NOT surprisingly the opposite of most of the ‘signs’. And I just kept nodding at how the signs matched the people I know who are introverts. However, there were a couple

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[carrieb]

I don't see seven and sixteen as being a conundrum at all. I need downtime. . . my inner monologue doesn't beat me up if I am not being productive. I guess it just depends on what your inner monologue is telling you. But I am really not sure what that has to do with being an introvert. I will say, I have gotten much more extroverted as I've grown older. I still NEED downtime after a social event. I can't do too many social events in a row--they can be very taxing. But I don't need to crawl in a corner and shut down in social situations either.

[carrieb]

Also, the more I think about it the more I am wondering about the inner monologue. Doesn't every one have a constant inner monologue? How would it even work not to have your brain thinking things?

[julival]

That was my thought, exactly! How can inner monologues be exclusive to introverts??

And my inner monologue is always kicking me. It's bad. I blame my mother. (How Freudian of me)

[julival]

So true!