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Why We Act Introverted: It’s Not Just Our Nature

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Why We Act Introverted: It’s Not Just Our Nature

By Brenda Knowles|2018-02-04T15:32:44-06:00January 26th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: arousal, attachment style, avoidance, avoidant personality type, creativity, Dr. Jerome Kagan, extroverts, highly sensitive person, independence, Introversion, parenting, relationships, self-reliance, stimulation, withdrawal|

Photo by Alexandru Zdrobau on Unsplash Many clients come to me wanting to understand their introverted partner or child. They want to be considerate of their partner or child's temperament but they have no idea why they spend so much time in their room, don't want to see them this weekend or don't return [...]

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This is me. This is me from the day I was born. For so long I felt misunderstood and rejected, even by the people closest to me, because they could never understand my need for solitude, and I had no idea how to explain it to them. Even now that I know more about Introversion and have a more informed understanding of my hard-wired need for solitude, it’s still very difficult sometimes to help my loved ones understand this profound craving for time and space all to myself. This is one of the best… Read more

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Why We Act Introverted: It’s Not Just Our Nature

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