EADD: Are You an Introvert or an Extrovert?

[koneko]

This has been done before, long past but I could not find it in the archives so take from that its been "pruned" (mod-talk) thats for it's been binned

Let's do it again with all our new people, lovers and friends! Lets find out a bit of what makes each of us tick, tock or not together %)

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http://psychologytoday.tests.psychtests.com/take_test.php?idRegTest=1311


Extraversion and introversion
Extraversion and introversion are two key personality traits that are often considered major dimensions of personality. It is important to note that these are not either/or distinctions. In other words, you are not necessarily an extravert or an introvert. Instead, your individual personality lies at some point on the continuum between the two extremes.

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The trait of extraversion–introversion is a central dimension of human personality theories. The terms introversion and extraversion were popularized by Carl Jung,[1] although both the popular understanding and psychological usage differ from his original intent. Extraversion tends to be manifested in outgoing, talkative, energetic behavior, whereas introversion is manifested in more reserved and solitary behavior.[2] Virtually all comprehensive models of personality include these concepts in various forms. Examples include the Big Five model, Jung's analytical psychology, Hans Eysenck's three-factor model, Raymond Cattell's 16 personality factors, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, and the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator.

Extraversion and introversion are typically viewed as a single continuum. So, to be high in one necessitates being low in the other. Carl Jung and the authors of the Myers–Briggs provide a different perspective and suggest that everyone has both an extraverted side and an introverted side, with one being more dominant than the other. Rather than focusing on interpersonal behavior, however, Jung defined introversion as an "attitude-type characterised by orientation in life through subjective psychic contents" (focus on one's inner psychic activity); and extraversion as "an attitude type characterised by concentration of interest on the external object" (the outside world).[3]

OK. Most of that is pretty boring, but tell us a bit about what you think you are?

• Add tests, don't
• Piss on my sandals or not
• Sit quietly or be the heart of the party, then swap....
• Tell us who you are and why?

Are you:

1: INTROVERT
2. EXTROVERT

GO!

 

[foolsgold]

which personality should run this test on ?

 

[mydrugbuddy]

I undergo a character transformation UTI of drugs, they change me from being sometimes extremely introverted to sometimes being extremely confidently extroverted and attention seeking. In often depends on the scenario too, and my mood at any given time, sometimes im not extremely anything, just me.

 

[koneko]

Need. Bed.


I'm an introvert - but you'd never guess it if you met me as I'm confident and assertive (also an obnoxious cow - shut up Sammy G )

But definitely introverted - too many people run my batteries down man 8(



Bed. Calls. till tomorrow sweet eadd petals of dew :D

 

[Sammy G]

Me? Pervert.

 

[felix]

I'm a massively natural introvert who takes drugs to act like an extrovert.

Bluelighters who haven't met me IRL are often surprised by this. The reason I nip out for a smoke so often is so I can recharge my batteries and say nothing to no-one.

 

[Sammy G]

You sounded like that on the phone.

 

[Erikmen]

I'm a massively natural introvert who takes drugs to act like an extrovert.

Bluelighters who haven't met me IRL are often surprised by this. The reason I nip out for a smoke so often is so I can recharge my batteries and say nothing to no-one.

Interesting. In that case I'm naturally introvert who try to be extrovert by other means.

 

[Sammy G]

I was described at school as an 'introverted extrovert'. Since life has taken funny turns, I've become both at different times. Sometimes simultaneously.

 

[felix]

You sounded like that on the phone.

You sensed my introverted-ness from that phone call? That doesn't surprise me actually.

 

[Ceres]

I'm a massively natural introvert who takes drugs to act like an extrovert.

Bluelighters who haven't met me IRL are often surprised by this. The reason I nip out for a smoke so often is so I can recharge my batteries and say nothing to no-one.

sounds a lot like me. I'm always the quiet one but everything changes when mdma or the like comes into the equation. I find face to face social interaction pretty exhausting

I'm stable though, pretty much. GIVE ME SOME 3-MEO-PCP it's the best drug in the world for bringing out my personality and lowering my inhibitions.

 

[Sammy G]

You sensed my introverted-ness from that phone call? That doesn't surprise me actually.

Aye. At first I thought it was just embarrassment at having had your wife cajoling you into talking to me. That may have played its part, but you seemed reserved; not in an icy way, but in a way which left the impression that a few Guinness would bring you out a bit more.

Or you may just have thought I was a bell end, of course. :D

 

[koneko]

Well there was me thinking this thread was down like a lead balloon


It's interesting to know what your natural state is (drug free etc) - that's when I'm a quiet, introverted shy gal. But I can easily chameleon (super fast) for work or social occasions to look and act like a party-rat, loud extrovert, do presentations to 100s etc. I can only keep that up for so long, then I wish to revert to my hidey hole with a book or some zen quietness by myself to recharge.

I'm the same with drugs - they may bring the party animal out in me but at one point at a rave I'll be found sitting quietly in a corner or a loo just to get some break out time.

Ones, 2's very small groups I'm fine with but can get over fried even then. Festivals I'll start out loud with a crowd, slip into a small group and finally drift off on my own. Desperate for lone time.

I doesn't mean I don't care or love my party pals - it's just I'm an introvert to the core. It always shows.

TELL ME MORE EADDERS!

 

[curious_24]

Yeah, we did this thread last year. I'm a massive introvert. Most of the time I'd prefer to sit at home on my own than go to a wild party.

 

[felix]

Aye. At first I thought it was just embarrassment at having had your wife cajoling you into talking to me. That may have played its part, but you seemed reserved; not in an icy way, but in a way which left the impression that a few Guinness would bring you out a bit more.

Or you may just have thought I was a bell end, of course. :D

Wasn't embarrassed in the slightest! What you experienced was me politely waiting for you to finish your mumbling before I spoke.

In our house we were raised to never interrupt while someone else was speaking. In a house of 4 natural introverts that seemed like the normal thing to do and it's how I usually behave still.

But being married to a woman who wasn't raised like that, with two stepsons who will talk the hind legs off a donkey on crystal meth, has slowly made me realise that the world won't end if I interrupt someone else now and again to allow them to draw fucking breath. :D

 

[p4nda]

I took a similar tests bit back, was bit more specific.
INTROVERT if i remember correctly, with some weirdness hehe i think bcf might remember better and give you all the exact links :D

 

[Sammy G]

Mumbling? Mumbling? :D

 

[F.U.B.A.R.]

Strange how no one has said they are naturally extrovert yet I believe that introversion and drug use go hand in hand. I was definitely majorly introverted as a child/teenager. Hardly ever spoke, tried to blend into the background, incredibly self conscious, crippled with anxiety, uber shy etc.etc. Smoking dope made me even worse - even to this day I'm not really a social smoker, instead preferring to smoke alone and explore my subconscious. Then I discovered sulphate... Suddenly I could be who I felt I should be - gregarious, extrovert, funny; but it was all based on a lie - a little white powder. The comedowns were hell - I withdrew into myself even further - so I got totally dependent on speed, I couldn't function without it. This went on for years until i got into smack and downers in general, which made me not give a shit how I was. Fast forward 20 years and I've now learnt to accept myself for who I am. I still class myself as introverted, but am no longer shy or self conscious, and because I don't NEED speed anymore, even the decent stuff doesn't have such a pronounced effect as it used to. Same with benzos - just one Valium 10 would remove all anxiety and made me feel godly - now I have no anxiety they don't seem to do much at all, unless mixed with other shit. Having said all that, I've not been off opiates for more than a year in the last 20, and that year was fuelled with speed and MDMA, so it scares me that if I totally stop taking drugs, my old self might return - and I don't like him much at all...


PS.. Does anyone else feel that extroverts are like psychic vampires? They seem to sap my energy until I have to get away and be by myself for a while..

 

[One Thousand Words]

I'm an introvert who is confident enough in company not to disappear. I'm generally optimistic and easy going in groups, able to make small talk and encourage others around me, but I prefer the company of myself and my small family. I'll often think internally more than I express to the outside world, but when I do choose to say something I make it count.

If given the choice I prefer to be left alone, I don't need other people around me to feel fulfilled.

I definitely don't find drugs create much of an extrovert out of me, infact I prefer taking drugs by myself, more so because I get annoyed by other people on drugs, not the effects they have on me. I enjoy the inner monologue without having to put up with other people's incoherent jibbering.

 

[StoneHappyMonday]

OK, so now I'm confused and maybe someone needs to redefine the terms.

I'm a misanthrope who loves a lot.

I also swear a lot. Fuck knows.