The quick quide to Introverts:
1) You are quickly bored by small-talk. (inc banter)
2) You loathe social situations in which you don’t know anyone (or don’t know anyone well).
3) You often go to social functions because of a sense of obligation, not because you are excited to be there.
4) The older you get, the more you find that you minimise social activities.
5) You are quite content to go to places on your own that may be considered places for companionship.
6) You prefer conversations on a one-to-one basis than group conversations
7) You are happy spending time on your own.
8) You were shy / very shy as a child.
9) You are slow to move beyond the most cursory of exchanges with people with whom come into contact on a regular basis
10) You prefer eCommunications – texting; WhatsApp; email etc – to making a phone call.
11) You don’t like talking to friends / colleagues in public places where you can be easily overheard.
12) You like drugs that accentuate your introversion.
13) You pride yourself on your loyalty to your friends
14) You take longer to move on from arguments
15) You pride yourself on ‘telling it like it is’
16) You are uncomfortable around extremely extrovert people.
17) You have OCD tendencies
18) You over-compensate in your desire to hide your introvertedness
19) You tend to assume that you won’t like new people that you meet.
20) You are good at keeping secrets
21) You are slow to trust people
22) You will sometimes avoid people you don’t know very well if you see them in a public place
23) You will take yourself off to be alone on a regular basis.
24) You tend to have extroverts as partners
25) You are not keen on doing things impromptu.
26) You are aware that you have less empathy and tolerance than other people.
27) You are less likely to follow celebrity news
28) You like deep films and deep music and deep books.
29) You criticise the plotlines / dialogue in films
30) If you are a man, you used to get into fights when you were younger.
31) You have been known to prepare conversational topics prior to social engagements
32) You are no stranger to people telling you to ‘Cheer Up’
33) You realise that asking lots of questions is a good contingency plan in conversations
34) You feel you are more aware of awkward silences than other people.
35) You are a closed mouth smiler
36) You are often disappointed by the behaviour of those you are close to
37) You have a reputation for being a smart-arse.
38) You have been referred to as ‘curmudgeonly’ (if you’re a man) or ‘ice-maiden’ (if you’re a woman).
39) You are prepared to jettison friends who have let you down
40) You think of the perfect retort hours after the opportunity has passed.
41) You like to hang around the periphery of any new social situation.
Atticus Fox 