Being Alone: A Brief Talk About Introversion

HELLo, Folk! I take this picture at my rent cabin in KDA, 7 km away from my home. Hahaha :D I've cut my hair and some says that I'm cool, some says that I'm better in long hair. Whatever. I don't care. I'm just addressing my situation to you anyway.

Today, I will go to Kepri Mall with my friend to see a show named "Ghost Ship". The name was so cliche anyway. And I think it will be better to name it as "Haunted Ship". More common I think. I will post about it later, so stay tune here.

This show was located in Kepri Mall, Batam and it was like a scream house where they were so many people disguise as ghost and scare people. So many folks there who had already bought the ticket but they are too scareed to step into the ghost house. Wew!! I mean, it's so wasteful. Hahaha :D I feel so much excited right now. Be patience and wait for the next post, okay?

So, today, I'm gonna talk to you about introversion. What is introversion? For me, introversion is a nature of some people where they feel more comfortable being alone. And that's me! (Are you?) I feel so much comfortable by myself, sitting alone, thinking, reading, analyzing and writing. To pour out what is spinning in my head like a whirlwind, is much better than to spend so much time talking in society. Don't get me wrong. I like to talk (sometimes) to my friend, but I feel my time will be more useful if I use it to think and write. Just like now.

They said that one third of American population are introverts. I do not know about Indonesia, but I've ever heard that one of teen famous singer named Sherina Munaf and the creator of the largest Indonesian Online Community (http://www.kaskus.co.id/) are introverts. They are such famous people that are not into society but still attain great achievement.

Resource There's a video that I favor on www.youtube.com that explain about introvert from Susan Cain, an expert of introversion. It's so describing the life of introverts. And there is another good  channel, that maintain a wellness exercise program to help people which experience common emotional situation and physical changing. 

I'm happy to know that I'm not experiencing introversion  alone. Because I always feel alienated from society because I prefer being alone. But most of the time, I enjoyed it.  Talking to a friend always make me exhausted. Even is it's just for a moment. I have fun, but I'm exhausted.

Are you an introvert?
This is a common situation of introverts from http://psychology.about.com:

• Very self-aware
• Thoughtful
• Enjoys understanding details
• Interested in self-knowledge and self-understanding
• Tends to keep emotions private
• Quiet and reserved in large groups or around unfamiliar people
• More sociable and gregarious around people they know well
• Learns well through observation

Look at the second paragraph of this page where I tell you I will hang out with my friend, and you'll find that it contrasts to the major society perception of introversion. Do introversion always draw himself/herself from society? Not always. Sometimes they want to switch on the society button in their days and step into activity where they have to interact with so many people. Even after that, they will almost likely to feel exhausted and need to recharge their energy.

It doesn't matter if you're an introvert or an extrovert. What that matters is how you see the world and trying to enjoy every moment here in our earth. If you feel more comfortable being alone, why not? Don't try to be somebody else. Just stick to what you love. Society sometimes pushes you to your limit, but you can dim their voice by drawing off from them and have a grasp of cool air!

That's it! It will end this post for today. Cheers!!

(If you want to take a personality test to know wheter you're introvert or extrovert, just take this test:  Intro to Myers-Briggs Personality Test , If you want to take an intro about Introversion, hit this link: Susan Cain- Power of Introvert)