
30 Memes That Introverts Might Recognize Themselves In, Shared By This IG Account
Introversion has its highs and lows. While interactions with people can be daunting sometimes, spending time with oneself has simple, sheer joys.
But if you want an excellent representation of a wallflower’s life, here’s the Introvert_Memestation Instagram page. It features posts showing the unnecessary fears of making a phone call, some intrusive thoughts while alone, and the burdensome idea of socializing.
We’ve picked out some of the standout memes and compiled them in a list for you to enjoy and perhaps even relate to.
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People who’ve been introverted their entire lives are easily exhausted, but not because of physical activity. For the most part, it is from being around new people.
“You know you’re an introvert if you find yourself needing to recharge your batteries on your own,” author and lawyer Susan Cain told The Harvard Crimson.
“Imagine that you’ve been at a party for two hours and you’ve had a really good time. No matter how good a time you’ve had, you might feel depleted, drained of energy. And you get your energy from being in a quieter setting.”
Cain identifies as an introvert, something she struggled with during her early years as an attorney in New York. In her interview, she also touched on the common false impressions people have about her.
“The misconceptions about introverts are that they’re antisocial, unfriendly, uncaring, and in fact, they’re really not—they just want to socialize in quieter ways,” she explained.
It isn’t uncommon for introverts to fall in love with extroverts and vice versa. However, specific issues could arise within the relationship because of their differing personalities. Cain has a tip to prevent these possible scenarios.
“Negotiate in advance how often you’re going to socialize as a couple,” she said. “Because if one person wants to be going out all the time and the other person wants to hang out at home and be cozy, that can cause conflict.
“You don’t want to negotiate that every night, so figure out in advance how often you are going to go out per week, agree to it, and stick to that plan.”
Shyness is another trait commonly associated with introversion. While these two intersect at some point, Cain explains the subtle difference.
“They’re really not the same, because shyness is about the fear of social judgment,” she explained. “So you could be the kind of person I was describing before—someone who gets their energy from being on their own and needs to recharge that way—without being especially fearful about other people’s opinions.”
Oh,yeah,I had that a lot. Or someone just calls you and I answer what do you need and she just states it.
This is your mental health reminder that you don’t have to make an adult meal all the time if you’re not currently up to it! Eat a slice of cheese. Eat a slice of ham. Eat a slice or two of bread. You’ve eaten a deconstructed sandwich. You’ve eaten something, and that’s something to be happy about.
Introverts may be reserved, but as neuroscientist Friederike Fabritius points out, they have their fair share of strengths that set them apart. One of them is their ability to focus on a particular subject matter.
“The ability to focus intensely is a key characteristic of introverts, who often have more extended focus than extroverts,” she wrote in an article for CNBC.
“Because they enjoy spending time alone, introverts tend to be more willing than extroverts to put in the hours alone necessary to master a skill.”
Introverted employees will have a starkly different approach to work than their extroverted counterparts. If you’re an employer dealing with the former, Fabritius first emphasized respecting boundaries.
“It takes up to 23 minutes for a person to regain focus after they’ve been interrupted. Don’t expect people to answer every email or Slack message immediately.”
Brainstorming sessions that involve everyone on the team can be beneficial. However, Fabritius encourages letting people be if they prefer to work solo.
“Letting people shout ideas at each other in a room sounds like fun. But research shows that if you want to maximize creativity, let people generate ideas by themselves before sharing them in a group. Bonus: Your introverts will be far more comfortable sharing.”
Yeah! "You're worrying too much." Don't you think I know that? That's one of the things I worry about.
Face-to-face interactions are, for the most part, the bane of an introvert’s existence. In line with respecting boundaries, Fabritius advises against imposing a specific mode of communication.
“The introverts in your office may prefer emails, while the extroverts might enjoy handling business on the phone. Encourage people to decide how they want to communicate (e.g., turning cameras on or off), even if it differs from yours.”
When it comes to work, Fabritius stresses the importance of allowing employees to recharge their batteries.
“As an introvert, my general message to employers is, ‘Let my people rest,’” she wrote. “Like it or not, the future of work is all about more choices, autonomy, and a culture that embraces introversion.”
Opposite. Gets stuck behind a slow driver and thinks "Yessss! Now anyone following will blame *them* for driving slow.".
Poll Question
How do you feel after viewing introvert memes?
Understood and validated
Amused and entertained
More isolated
Indifferent
It's really boring these articles that come back again and again which systematically confuse introvert and depression. And no, the Instagram site (introvert_memestation) gives absolutely no credit to your article since it indiscriminately mixes depression and social anxiety, which are mental disorders, with introversion, which is not a disorder. I repeat here in case it is not clear: the introvert is not a disease, thank-you.
There is clinical depression and there is unhappy people who "needs" aren't met by others.
Load More Replies...They are all meant to be jokes, it's unbelievable you're getting offended by this.
Please check up the difference between introversion and depression/anxiety
"Hating people" would involve a certain level of passion. I don't even have THAT.
Introversion is such a ... broad thing. It seems to be usually confused with having depression - and funny enough... it's the whole not be accepted as introverted that really fuels the depression - so.... ack. Vicious cycle.
Question for introverts: do you really hate people? I feel mostly introverty, but it's not so much that I hate people, more that I hate who I am around most people. Also, I understand that many people suck, but also many do not. It's complicated. I guess I just don't think the memes that feature fantasising about unaliving someone or the 'telling the truth cake' one are a bit aggressively anti-people and I never personally felt that way. Thanks for sticking with me while I didn't manage to keep my thought in any kind of cohesive shape. I'm sorry.
I'm an introvert and I like people, it just takes work to interact. It's like talking in a language you only just learned, it takes effort all the time to understand and communicate. Sometimes I'm tired and don't have it in me. But introversion, social anxiety and misanthropy are often confused.
Load More Replies...@Penguin Panda Pop, Not at all, personally I do not hate people, not even a little, I am neutral, finally most of the time. I am like everyone else: there are people I appreciate and others not, but I would not jump into the arms of the first nor chasing the seconds of my animosity. For me, the question is not there, it is above all that most introverts are not very demostrative and must make an effort to socialize: I can spend entire days without speaking to anyone. If someone wants to talk to me, he will "bother me" a second but I immediately switch in "social" mode. This "effort" is understood for extroverts as the manifestation of social anxiety but it is not the case neither the sign that they hate people.
Thank you for replying! This summarises most of what I feel too.
Replying to Penguin: We often say we hate people because we hate the way they make us feel. Interacting is exhausting. We absolutely need our alone time to recharge and this can lead to conflict with domestic partners or friends/family that are not introverts because they simply do not understand.
Thank you for taking the time to answer my query. I was concerned about the perspective that introverts hate people, and I haven't found this to be the case in my experience. Faith restored.
I'm an introvert. It's not that we hate people it's just that we hate interacting with people. We just say we hate people for short. Amy S. says it perfectly
For all the people getting offended, go suck d!ck. They are all meant to be jokes so if you don't think they are funny, go someplace else.
Okay, there was a meme (Donald Duck sleeping over cooking) I signed in to join the conversation in comments and now it's gone????
It's really boring these articles that come back again and again which systematically confuse introvert and depression. And no, the Instagram site (introvert_memestation) gives absolutely no credit to your article since it indiscriminately mixes depression and social anxiety, which are mental disorders, with introversion, which is not a disorder. I repeat here in case it is not clear: the introvert is not a disease, thank-you.
There is clinical depression and there is unhappy people who "needs" aren't met by others.
Load More Replies...They are all meant to be jokes, it's unbelievable you're getting offended by this.
Please check up the difference between introversion and depression/anxiety
"Hating people" would involve a certain level of passion. I don't even have THAT.
Introversion is such a ... broad thing. It seems to be usually confused with having depression - and funny enough... it's the whole not be accepted as introverted that really fuels the depression - so.... ack. Vicious cycle.
Question for introverts: do you really hate people? I feel mostly introverty, but it's not so much that I hate people, more that I hate who I am around most people. Also, I understand that many people suck, but also many do not. It's complicated. I guess I just don't think the memes that feature fantasising about unaliving someone or the 'telling the truth cake' one are a bit aggressively anti-people and I never personally felt that way. Thanks for sticking with me while I didn't manage to keep my thought in any kind of cohesive shape. I'm sorry.
I'm an introvert and I like people, it just takes work to interact. It's like talking in a language you only just learned, it takes effort all the time to understand and communicate. Sometimes I'm tired and don't have it in me. But introversion, social anxiety and misanthropy are often confused.
Load More Replies...@Penguin Panda Pop, Not at all, personally I do not hate people, not even a little, I am neutral, finally most of the time. I am like everyone else: there are people I appreciate and others not, but I would not jump into the arms of the first nor chasing the seconds of my animosity. For me, the question is not there, it is above all that most introverts are not very demostrative and must make an effort to socialize: I can spend entire days without speaking to anyone. If someone wants to talk to me, he will "bother me" a second but I immediately switch in "social" mode. This "effort" is understood for extroverts as the manifestation of social anxiety but it is not the case neither the sign that they hate people.
Thank you for replying! This summarises most of what I feel too.
Replying to Penguin: We often say we hate people because we hate the way they make us feel. Interacting is exhausting. We absolutely need our alone time to recharge and this can lead to conflict with domestic partners or friends/family that are not introverts because they simply do not understand.
Thank you for taking the time to answer my query. I was concerned about the perspective that introverts hate people, and I haven't found this to be the case in my experience. Faith restored.
I'm an introvert. It's not that we hate people it's just that we hate interacting with people. We just say we hate people for short. Amy S. says it perfectly
For all the people getting offended, go suck d!ck. They are all meant to be jokes so if you don't think they are funny, go someplace else.
Okay, there was a meme (Donald Duck sleeping over cooking) I signed in to join the conversation in comments and now it's gone????