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To say that introverts are drained and extroverts are charged by interactions with people doesn't seem right to me. It feels like saying "Power lifters are ene
by shuntress 10y ago
To say that introverts are drained and extroverts are charged by interactions with people doesn't seem right to me.
It feels like saying "Power lifters are energized by weight lifting; frail people are drained by weight lifting."
Interacting with people (like lifting weights) is just work. People who are good at it make it look easy. People who are bad at it get tucker'd out.
- gerbilly 10y agoI'll offer two theories: 1) Introverts may have a higher default level of arousal, so that social situations overstimulate them and make them tired. In this case extroverts would be the opposite, i.e. their default arousal is lower, so they seek social situations to raise their arousal level. 2) Introverts process social situations more deeply, and therefore expend more energy in the same social situation than an extrovert would.