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Being an introvert doesn't mean you don't like/need socializing, it means you get tired from it and need to recharge afterwards by being alone. Extroverts gain
by stevewodil 6y ago
Being an introvert doesn't mean you don't like/need socializing, it means you get tired from it and need to recharge afterwards by being alone. Extroverts gain energy by being around others whereas introverts lose it
- copperx 6y agoDoes personality affect the uptake of ATP?
- throw149102 6y agoPotentially, I've never seen a study relating personality to ATP. The usage of "energy" here is a metaphor for how the dopamine system is invoked in the brain. Introverts have less dopamine released in a social interaction than extroverts do, and that gives the impression of "tiredness" or "having less energy".
- stevewodil 6y agoYeah I think I would generally agree with this. I did not necessarily mean energy in a literal sense. If you've ever been hanging out with friends and suddenly you just don't want to talk or do anything except for go home then you'll know the feeling I'm referring to. It's a feeling of depletion, but perhaps it's due to dopamine or another neurotransmitter