I give up !!

LegacyUser

Is anyone an introvert around here ?? Im tired of drama, not by me , but the people around me . If sh*t happens to me , i look on the bright side , something inside me tells me i need to learn from this, make the most of it , and move on.
Unfortunately , I dont get this opinion from others , and (cant get into it ) they are anchoring me down.

I guess what im asking is , "Im looking from introverts only , who said , **** it , i give up , im doing it my way " and their experiences .

dudara

I've been categorised as an introvert also, in fact I'm a classic INTJ according to Myers Briggs testing. I don't read too much into it, but it is useful to help understand how others might think.

I've always had the courage of my convictions, and the general mass reactions tend to wash over me. I have a need to formulate my own opinion and when I do, that's the one I will go with, until I am convinced (rationally) otherwise.

There will always be people in this world who think & react differently to you. That's what's great. You can learn to understand what makes you tick and comfortable with that. You can also learn how others tick so you can deal with them better.

Ave Sodalis

I've always been introverted and always did things my own way. You'll usually get one out of two reactions; either people respect that, or it annoys them. Unfortunately, in my own experience, the latter was more prevelant than the former. However, I don't know if this would interest you or not but I've a big interest in how people's minds work so I used it as a life long experiment as such, and just studied the way people reacted to it and why.

I've found (may or may not be true across the sphere) that those who judge you for doing your own thing, and those who purposely try to bring you down, are usually unhappy with their own lives and envy those who are strong enough to break away from the norm. Another subset is those who are easily influenced and were told at some stage that there is a certain way people should act.

However, everyone is different. Every single one of us. Even twins who were born at the same time and grow up in the same environment. This is what makes us human and it's only society that tells us otherwise. Don't listen to that. If you're the type of person who wants to go out and face the world with a smile, then you do that and to hell with everyone else. I have far far more respect for people who are clearly their own person than someone who is just following the crowd.

LegacyUser

'Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking' by Susan Cain. I highly recommend you read this and then go **** it.