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RE: Being Introverted is NOT a Personality Defect in Need of "Fixing!"
I like small group activities with friends. I hate crowds and making small talk with strangers. I am a private individual who doesn't let people into my circle of friends easily. I'd rather have a few friends I know well and see occasionally than a crowd of acquaintances I see often. Social interactions literally drain me of energy, so I need to choose where I spend my scarce energy resources carefully. I know people who seem to be revitalized by going clubbing, attending rock concerts, or other such activities. I am not like that, and cannot be like that. Extroverts just need to learn to deal with it.
I didn't get into clubbing, even when I was in college and at what I might call the "height" of trying to be social. The thing people often misunderstand about "innies" is that we often quite like people... I certainly do, but I prefer to have my social interaction with one person at a time, rather than with a large noisy crowd.