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r/introvert•
TheDiddleMan

Being an introvert fucking sucks

There's only so much time and leeway people (friends mainly) will give you before you realize you don't mean as much to anyone as much as you think.

You believe it's okay not to keep in touch and you'll even find friends who are willing to understand that. But in the end you'll realize you're the only one who thinks it's okay to just not deal with people for so long.

Basically what I'm saying is that if you're willing to accept being an introvert then don't be surprised in the least when you have friends who stop caring.

Posted Jul 7, 2019, 7:00 AM UTC

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gentleman339•

It sucks indeed, But I also don't want to be extroverted . I know some extrovert people who cant live without talking to someone,u let him alone for 1 hour and he's already texting anybody he knows and making plans for the week .the only thing I like in introversion is I rarely get lonely and I'm self-sufficient . I wish I was ambivert ,those guys got it all.

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danellender•

Read Introvert Power by Laurie Helgoe. If you're like me you internalized a lot of ideas growing up that need reframing. It's a good start at that.

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Notoshi•

Friendships are high maintnance

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Tongue37•

I'm a bit confused as to your point really..if I accept my introversion then I shouldn't be surprised if people stop caring? Stop caring about what? Hanging out with us boring introverts?

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Gharghoyle•

Relationships take work. If you fail to make an effort, you will receive the same, even from family.

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open-aperture96•

Don't know about that, but I guess I just prefer to have a more optimistic outlook.

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LeafBucketLoophole•

I think it only sucks if you’re not good with spending time alone with yourself. Most of my friend group don’t live close to each other anymore so we don’t get together in person that often. We mainly communicate online but I genuinely enjoy my own company so this is pretty much a win win scenario for me. I don’t think we care about each other any less because I’m an introvert? After all I’ve been this way my entire life and so they’ve entered into the friendship knowing this. This is the same with my family. It’s not like they’ve ever expected me to suddenly become an extrovert at some point lol Lots of people accept the introverts in their lives just the way they are, but I can understand that perhaps you’ve had bad experiences that have contributed to your views on how being an introvert can suck.

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