Nancy Green, a social worker and co-chair of the Shelter Island health and wellness committee, tackles all aspects of being ...
If you’re a fan of personality tests — like many of us, or at least the self-reflective, psychology-obsessed ones are — you ...
He’s shy, so he must be an introvert. She’s so social; she’s definitely an extrovert. But those familiar tropes get a lot wrong about introversion and extroversion. Introvert vs. Extrovert: What’s the ...
I am an introverted person who feels shy at events. Early in my career, I found conferences to be so overwhelming that I’d sometimes just hide in the bathroom, go into an anxious spiral of fear and ...
Dear Eric: I’m a 71-year-old female and have read many tips on how to meet people and make new friends, but all involve “groups” which have never appealed to me, as I am an introvert. I’m not at all ...
Have you met many introverted people in New Jersey? A recent study has listed the most introverted states in America. Most people don't think of New Jersey when they think about introverted people, ...
DEAR ERIC: I’m a 71-year-old female and have read many tips on how to meet people and make new friends, but all involve “groups” which have never appealed to me, as I am an introvert. I’m not at all ...
The classic labels of introvert and extrovert have long been used to explain why some people thrive off of social interaction and why some people prefer solitude. While neither one is “better” than ...
There is a meme in modern therapy culture saying that you shouldn’t try to change – you are perfectly imperfect, and that the right people will accommodate your every idiosyncrasy. Relatedly, ...
Introverts don’t need to become extroverts. But sometimes I’ve let my introversion excuse my failure to love God’s people as I should. Somewhere in the lower circles of introvert hell, about halfway ...
When I was growing up, it was customary for children to join the scouts once they reached fifth grade, around the age of 9 or 10. My parents bought me the scout uniform with the matching scarf and ...
You might think you're introverted because being in a crowd leaves you exhausted. But the truth is, it's not the number of people that's the problem — it's the people themselves. You find their small ...