Oh gosh, this is so me! I wrote a post about my experience of being an introvert and loving being alone, I’m not sure if you’ve read it but you might relate to what I’ve written in there too.
I resonate with what you’ve written here so much! I know it’s horrible to say but I really struggle in the school holidays when I have the children around me constantly talking and asking questions. As much as I love them to pieces, I really need my alone time.
Yes, I totally relate to the point about children. I just need a minute and I find the ongoing dialogue and questions A LOT. I have to communicate with my partner in the holiday periods that after care giving I need downtime and alone time.
Yes! It's hard being an introvert with children. The constant stimulation is draining. I felt much more in-balance once my boys started school. I look forward to seeing them when I pick them up at the end of the school day, ready to be available for them again.
I totally relate to this. The big summer break from
school is so hard for me with the constant stimulation. My children are a lot like me though, and they are old enough to say that they need some alone time too. It’s always good to regroup when we’ve had time to decompress 😊
A lovely read from the lovely road, thank you. ❤️ So much of this resonated. School bus with a book, happiest with a book in my room, avoiding colleagues to have a quiet lunch reading. YES. Also, not knowing anything about intro/extro til adulthood. Whereas every Gen Z I meet, well, they must teach it in schools now. Along with the Meyer-whatever personality test.... x
Oh totally. I am a huge introvert, and time alone is essential for me to function! I need to be able to shut the door on the world and tune out, tune in, be quiet. I get so worn out and exhausted if not... Hard relate! And you've motivated me to go and bake 😍
I am an introvert that sometimes gets mistaken for an extrovert - mainly because I can do publicly speaking. The main thing I notice in myself, especially as I grow closer to mid-life, is how much a group dynamic totally drains me. I think 1:3 is my maximum capacity and then I go into a sort of power saving mode, which is let others talk and listen in. Books will forever be my go-to companions for down time, along with painting and as you mentioned meditation- although since children that probably looks more like mindfulness whilst in nature.
I understand about being mistaken for an extrovert. In the book I mentioned the author talks about how in order for introverts to do a particular task, they may have to tap into pretending to be extroverted to get through what they need to get done. Definitely can relate to that! 🙂
Thank you for holding space for us introverts. It's funny because I thought I was an introvert, but upon meeting my husband who is the biggest introvert of all time, I wondered am I am ambivert? Instead I came to the conclusion that introversion/extroversion can be a sliding scale (a bit like the Kinsey scale of sexuality) and some of us are closer to one side than the other.
It is so interesting, isn’t it? My husband is also an introvert but he’s in sales. He’s just brilliant at being able to interact with people for a long period of time, but then he definitely needs his downtime! 😊
So many of us are introverts! 🤗🥰
Baking is the cure for everything 👩🏻🍳
Oh gosh, this is so me! I wrote a post about my experience of being an introvert and loving being alone, I’m not sure if you’ve read it but you might relate to what I’ve written in there too.
I resonate with what you’ve written here so much! I know it’s horrible to say but I really struggle in the school holidays when I have the children around me constantly talking and asking questions. As much as I love them to pieces, I really need my alone time.
I believe I have read your post but I will go back and check 🙂
Oh my goodness yes, being a mother who is also an introvert, it definitely can be challenging at times 🤪
Definitely! 😅🤣
Yes, I totally relate to the point about children. I just need a minute and I find the ongoing dialogue and questions A LOT. I have to communicate with my partner in the holiday periods that after care giving I need downtime and alone time.
‘Yes, I totally relate to the point about children. I just need a minute and I find the ongoing dialogue and questions A LOT’. Yessssss.... 🙌🏼🙌🏼
I know EXACTLY what you mean! 😅
Yes! It's hard being an introvert with children. The constant stimulation is draining. I felt much more in-balance once my boys started school. I look forward to seeing them when I pick them up at the end of the school day, ready to be available for them again.
I totally relate to this. The big summer break from
school is so hard for me with the constant stimulation. My children are a lot like me though, and they are old enough to say that they need some alone time too. It’s always good to regroup when we’ve had time to decompress 😊
Being an introvert with children definitely is a balance with our energy levels isn’t it? 🙂
A lovely read from the lovely road, thank you. ❤️ So much of this resonated. School bus with a book, happiest with a book in my room, avoiding colleagues to have a quiet lunch reading. YES. Also, not knowing anything about intro/extro til adulthood. Whereas every Gen Z I meet, well, they must teach it in schools now. Along with the Meyer-whatever personality test.... x
Yay, so glad this resonated Jill 🥰
Yes, Gen Z does seem to know all of this info at a young age, meanwhile we were all in adulthood trying to sort ourselves out 🙃
Oh totally. I am a huge introvert, and time alone is essential for me to function! I need to be able to shut the door on the world and tune out, tune in, be quiet. I get so worn out and exhausted if not... Hard relate! And you've motivated me to go and bake 😍
I am an introvert that sometimes gets mistaken for an extrovert - mainly because I can do publicly speaking. The main thing I notice in myself, especially as I grow closer to mid-life, is how much a group dynamic totally drains me. I think 1:3 is my maximum capacity and then I go into a sort of power saving mode, which is let others talk and listen in. Books will forever be my go-to companions for down time, along with painting and as you mentioned meditation- although since children that probably looks more like mindfulness whilst in nature.
I understand about being mistaken for an extrovert. In the book I mentioned the author talks about how in order for introverts to do a particular task, they may have to tap into pretending to be extroverted to get through what they need to get done. Definitely can relate to that! 🙂
Yes, I'm an introvert who gets mistaken for an extrovert too, because I can be very social and lead people, but it exhausts me!
Totally exhausted after talking to other people. Especially now I have CFS too, I really have to protect my energy
Thank you for holding space for us introverts. It's funny because I thought I was an introvert, but upon meeting my husband who is the biggest introvert of all time, I wondered am I am ambivert? Instead I came to the conclusion that introversion/extroversion can be a sliding scale (a bit like the Kinsey scale of sexuality) and some of us are closer to one side than the other.
Also the bread and cookies look delicious!
It is so interesting, isn’t it? My husband is also an introvert but he’s in sales. He’s just brilliant at being able to interact with people for a long period of time, but then he definitely needs his downtime! 😊
Nodding to all of this, Mackenzie! I read Quiet in my 30s (now mid-40s) and it was a revelation to me, so much fell into place.
Quiet was so good! It’s nice to know that we are not alone in this world and that many of us are introverts 🤗
Apparently about half of us, not that you’d know it the way our society operates.
True!
I'm an introvert too. I need alone time to recharge after spending time tihe people. I mostly work from home which suits me well.
Yes, the recharge! A definite requirement 💁🏻♀️
I love the robot analogy 🤖
You definitely could be an ambivert which is nice, you can move through both groups seamlessly 🤗