I have family staying for a few days.
My usual quiet house is bedlam.
I'm now sitting alone in the kitchen with only the soothing drone of the dishwasher to help me recharge my internal batteries.
I don't take my lunch breaks at work.
I don't hang out with co-workers (or anyone) after work.
I don't attend staff functions.
My co-workers don't understand, but it's like this: you know those status effect bars in video games, like you get poisoned and it builds and builds, and you have to wait for the status effect to slowly come down before you chance getting poisoned again?
Yeah, that's me. I have to get fully away from people to survive them.
Yogurt for introverts?
“Yogurt for those who want to avoid lactose – and everybody else”
I love bringing people together and am also comfortable by myself. My neutral MBTI extravert introvert score hides both aspects of who I am.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/life-lessons/2014/10/alone-in-the-woods-with-my-mbti
NEWS: Don't go out during this sweltering heat wave!!
ME, WHO NEVER LEAVES THE HOUSE: All my plans are ruined!
Boff.. gotta go outside for reasons and I just know its peopley out there.. oof.
I enjoy dinner parties, but too many people there makes me overwhelmed.
#Introvert
Spicy Humor, NSFW
Furthermore, while I lose a large amount of sanity with my children around, I am positively feral without them. I love them with my heart and soul, lay down my life for them, but the calm and fulfillment in my brain right now is off the charts. My introverted mind is relaxed and happy because I don’t need to leave it and deal with someone else. And no, I don’t feel guilty. Since February 29, 2020, I’ve been with them 95%+ of the time. #introvert
Cosmic Cocoon
“A curled-up figure floating in space inside a translucent bubble filled with books, dreams, and stars — glowing softly, safe in their own universe, peaceful and meditative tone, high-detail concept art”
Inner Universe Window
“An introverted girl looking through a window into space, but the stars are actually reflections of her thoughts — moody lighting, emotional depth, surreal realism, gentle color tones”
Me in general.
Floating Thought Library
“A vast circular library drifting in space, with spiral staircases, glowing bookshelves, and transparent walls revealing galaxies outside — a lone figure reading at the center, radiant stillness, magical realism”