Watersprout-Do any other introverts find that when you are entertaining or are with others, the exhaustion hit's suddenly and you just need to get out immediately?? I tend to find i feel ill [nausea, stomach pain, trembling, headaches, urge to run away].
I think you meant introvert another excellent comment from the original post:
When I was in my teens I had this mentality.
The problem was that the wrong leaders would lead the herd in the crazy directions.
From that time I understood that as an introvert you have 2 choices:
1. Go with the herd while suffering mentally in silence
2. Step up and lead the herd
I chose 2.
The trick is as a leader to facilitate the discussion, acknowledge ideas and then drop your insight last and make it seem like it is the team's idea.
I'm an executive in a tech company now so that shit works.
The key is timing, timing your contribution but in a way that does not intimidate the team.
I still struggle with that though to the point that my bosses are sometimes a bit hesitant to approach me. I try to engage in that small talk first to diffuse their anxiety so that small talk shit does come in handy.
Nuther good one:
I also think people that don't run their mouths 24x7 tend to really appreciate a good conversation when they are engaged in one. You get a group of introverted cats in a room speaking on a common subject they all have an interest in and that shit can go on for hours without a break and other cats will just spectate the conversation like a sporting event. Used to call it "building" back in the day, but it doesn't require as much weed and beer as a "building" session did.