A few question for Introverts

Hey guys, I am very curious about how introverts behave in different settings.

Do introverts stay in their rooms most of the time at home?

How involved are introverts at social gatherings?

Do introverts feel the need to interact with other people when they are alone? If so how do you overcome this?

These questions will help me better understand my little brother who is 16. I don't know if it is puberty or just his personality that prevents him from communicating with the family.

Your input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Do introverts stay in their rooms most of the time at home?
Yes. Always.
How involved are introverts at social gatherings?
I am more social with my friends, don't really go to them to much. Usually an outcast, might seem full of myself but I don't really have much to say, not too good at small talk with people I don't know, and if you think I am full of myself that helps me.
Do introverts feel the need to interact with other people when they are alone? If so how do you overcome this?
Sometimes. Aol instant messenger text messaging myspace lol. About the family thing I am super frank and if my family starts to try to start to go off on something I really don't like to talk at all. I haven't had a conversation with my older brother who I live with in 9 years (maybe longer, no joke).

Damn...is he an extrovert?

Originally Posted by T-Guy

Do introverts stay in their rooms most of the time at home?

Not all, but many. Sometimes they will be in YOUR room alone. Introverts often simply prefer personal space, this can involve others, but mostly time in piece with their thoughts/feelings.

How involved are introverts at social gatherings?

Depends. If the gathering is of familiar or like-minded individuals, introvertive tendencies keep them to the most familiar/similar minds and souls. If it is of a personal strategy to network for success, trust an INTJ to identify the most significant person to engage.

Do introverts feel the need to interact with other people when they are alone? If so how do you overcome this?

I don't know what this is like for other introverts. I take great peace of mind in isolation.

These questions will help me better understand my little brother who is 15. I don't know if it is puberty or just his personality that prevents him from communicating with the family.

If your brother is a teenager in the height of puberty, it is better not to incorporate too many personality descriptions. However, it would be better to focus on the other functions so you can identify his strengths and weaknesses and act appropriately.

Your input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]

True. We'll give him some time until puberty is over. Thanks. By the way, what is a good example of personal space?

If he looks like he is concentrating on something, but you can't identify anything that he is concentrated on, do not request feedback, leave him to it. In regard to company, personal space can be as simple as maintaining silence (if he is so inclined).

Originally Posted by T-Guy

Hey guys, I am very curious about how introverts behave in different settings.

Do introverts stay in their rooms most of the time at home?

I did when I still lived with my mom. Now that I have kids, I cannot hole myself away. I hang in the living room so I can tend to the kiddies or whatever.

How involved are introverts at social gatherings?

Well, I'm an INFJ. I'm reserved, but I can be confused with an extravert because I do enjoy being around people when I am in the mood. I love cutting up with others.

Do introverts feel the need to interact with other people when they are alone? If so how do you overcome this?

Sure. I go online. It's my window to the world. My mom had her hair salon behind our house when I still lived with her. If I was itching for some people stimulation I would just go back there to visit. Lucky for me I had great extraverted friends. We had like a psychic bond. I could almost open the door when they stepped up or I always knew who was knocking at my window. It was always when I had that itch to go out, too.

I think that is pretty awesome of you to want to understand your brother better. We can be seen as the odd ducks in an Extraverted world.

Hmm...He does draw a lot. When I try to talk to him about what he's drawing, he doesn't respond as well as I want him to. Another question popped up just now. Does it take a long time for an introvert to respond to a question?

Yes they can, not always, depends upon the context. An Intuitive can take rather long to answer a question also.

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Originally Posted by T-Guy

Hey guys, I am very curious about how introverts behave in different settings.

Do introverts stay in their rooms most of the time at home?
Yeah, because I have no friends at the place I moved to last April and to get to the city you have to catch a bus. I never used to spend most of my time in my room (except for all the time I spent sleeping in), also my laptop's in my room and I spend loads of time on my laptop

How involved are introverts at social gatherings?
This is a place where I can hardly cope at all

Do introverts feel the need to interact with other people when they are alone? If so how do you overcome this?
When I'm alone I nearly always wish that I wasn't alone and that I could easily be around people, meditation can help, but I don't meditate anymore though I've been wanting to get back into that.

These questions will help me better understand my little brother who is 15. I don't know if it is puberty or just his personality that prevents him from communicating with the family.
He might be an imposter from the planet Sporkon.

Your input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.