The Thinker
#confidence Confidence always alludes me, See confidence is key. Charisma, so I'm told these days Is the link to opportunity.
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#confidence Confidence always alludes me, See confidence is key. Charisma, so I'm told these days Is the link to opportunity.
Have you ever wondered what it's like to have awkward moments everyday. They're unavoidable in my situation and they're really annoying. It's not that I don't want those moments to disappear.
I am an introvert. I do not like to talk to people unless I am ready to. I don't enjoy being in crowded rooms, or having anyone - regardless of if they're male or female - leering at me.
I know I'm different, I won't protest. It's not something I want to change. Who cares if I don't know what the next big trend is. It's not like my style is anything strange.
#nightdwellers. The night's about. I've closed it out. It's better in. I have no doubt. A place, my own. My comfort zone. TV, iPad. Mobile phone. There's only me. And cup of tea. Nice and quiet.
I like staying in my bubble And be out of trouble I like staying in my bubble and never have to bother When I leave my bubble and start hearing the bla bla blas I remember my bubble and then I want...
At a garden party. Lots of people here. I don't really know them. Paralysed by social fear. They're all really friendly. And I'm drinking their beer. BBQ is roaring. What am I doing here.
So the world outside my window. Can stay right where it is. My home is now my castle. And in it nothing gives. A dam is built from flowers. That surround the castle wall.
My main thought today has been why am I such an introvert. I don't understand it, I was never this way in my early years.
When the world seems to get too large, too quick or too scary, I crawl into my shell. Natural introversion takes over. When other's natural opposites push me into places I can't go, My mind retracts.
I met a friend through a friend. And my circle started to blend. I'm not particularly loud. The guy escaping the crowd. You may call me impolite. Niceties I recite. Too many names, too many faces.
I've been reading a lot about the power of the introvert and how introverts, like myself, are misunderstood and undervalued in the Extrovert-Idealist society.