I recently learned that filling out an emergency contact form for my kids was a subtle reminder that I don’t really have any friends, at least not ones that live in close proximity who I can call at a moment’s notice to take care of my children in an emergency. The problem for me, like many introverts, is that good friends can be few and far between, and my years of being in the military made that even more of…
Let’s Go Shopping Retail shopping can sometimes be an introvert’s worst nightmare because we tend to avoid people like the plague when we’re shopping, sometimes even people we know. It becomes much worse when the experience involves a pushy salesperson working to make a commission while trying to seem friendly and helpful at the same time. This was the case for my family and I during a recent trip to a retail store that specializes in selling lamps, ceiling fans,…
Before I discovered the unique personality traits that come with being an introvert, I never knew about or understood how to get out of the negative thought spiral in which many introverts are prone to getting trapped. I was trapped in that dreaded spiral for a good period of time before my watershed event in which I discovered the powers and pitfalls of introversion. How I came to be trapped in the spiral prior to my turning point started with…
I imagine most people probably think their way through hypothetical scenarios once in a while, but I think it’s probably much more frequent and more in-depth for most introverts. While I don’t really like having conversations on hypothetical topics, I find myself thinking through these types of scenarios in my mind almost daily. One of my most recent excursions into this type of thinking happened on my drive to work one morning a couple of months ago. It was a…
Several years ago when I discovered the true meaning of what it means to be an introvert, it occurred to me that I have a great number of stories rattling around in my head just waiting to get out. This happened at a time when I was still serving in the U.S. Air Force and struggling with being in a leadership role. The timing of the discovery was just right because several months later I was placed in a much…