Spent the evening with friends and favorite former coworkers having pau hana drinks and pupus.
Time spent genuinely enjoying socializing and catching up = 1.5 hours. Time spent thinking about being home in pajamas with tea and a book = 4 hours. Time it will take to replenish energy and recharge batteries from overstimulation of external world = probably the rest of the weekend. Ah, the joys of being an introvert! 😬 #happyreadanebookday
BethFishReads Exactly 8y
Shemac77 Love being an introvert! 8y
StellaDz Quiet is also another great read about introverts. Taught me a lot about myself and how I react to outside stimulus. As I was reading it, I was thinking, 'it's all finally making sense!!' 8y
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GlitteryOtters @StellaDz ahh, I loved Quiet, too! It was the first time I really felt that made me feel like I wasn't broken or damaged or wrong for being an introvert (and that it could have some really unique advantages). Being married to an extrovert & having an extrovert for a father, I had spent most of my life being told I needed to change/that I was wrong for being introverted, but I get otherwise. That book was vindication I needed to feel secure. 8y
Bookworm83 I'm right there with you! 8y
StellaDz @GlitteryOtters I felt the same way! A lot of my friends are extroverted so I would always feel bad about cancelling because I wasn't up to it, but Quiet helped me understand why I'd be mentally and physically exhausted after one hangout while everyone else seemed to keep going. 8y
StellaDz @GlitteryOtters my boss is also introverted and after a sick day, I was explaining how I felt, and he was like, 'you had an introvert hangover.' I've now been given permission to actually call in with that excuse LOL 8y
DebinHawaii @BethFishReads @Shemac77 @Bookworm83 @StellaDz @GlitteryOtters I knew my fellow Littens would get me! 😀❤️ I need to check out Quiet too. A big part of my work is public speaking and facilitating and some people don't get that while I can turn it on and it enjoy it at the time, I need self-time recovery to replenish my energy. I love the 'introvert hangover' --describes it exactly! 👍 8y
Shemac77 I'm a paramedic and have to speak in front of people all the time. My days off consist of doing my best to not speak to anyone. And it's true how we can turn it on and off. 8y
DebinHawaii @Shemac77 Exactly! 😬 8y