A wise guy once said that "no man is an island" but boy, do some of us wish we were. Solo. In silence. Stranded out in the middle of the beautiful sea. Just me, myself and I. Peopling can sometimes get exhausting, even for the extroverted among us. But for introverts, suffering through the crowded world with unsolicited company and small talk can be pure t*****e.
If you'd rather lay low and often find yourself canceling weekend plans in favor of solitude, you're not alone. Yes, we said it... According to the Myers-Briggs Company, around 56.8% people around the world prefer introversion. Some of them can be found sipping tea while scrolling through social media.
Instagram account @diaryintroverts has more than 277,000 followers just like you. They congregate quietly, alone but together, to laugh at relatable memes and reels about life in the slow lane. Bored Panda has put together a list of our top picks from the page so you that you have something fun to do when you turn down that next social invitation.
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I started learning to play a completely new instrument. Some of the early pieces of practice music play in my head even in my dreams.
My wife and I in the kitchen - "You're in my way" ... "says the person who's in MY way!"
Why are people downvoting things like these? I often don't understand.
Load More Replies...I often see this happening here and I tend to stay quiet about a few controversial topics because of those who attack others that have differing thoughts/opinions. BP is my only source of content/media that I utilize and even though the attacks here seem to be less harsh than other sites, it's just not worth it, imho.
Yeah people downvote religious ppl. As long as everyone can respect each other, what’s the harm in religion? It gives hope.
The problem is that a lot of people use religion to harm others, some don't even realise that that's what they are doing because it's so ingrained in them due to their religion. Some religion also oppresses certain parts of the population as part of their religion. Religion in itself isn't horrible, but people have used certain religions as excuses to behave in a*****e, intrusive, and just generally poor ways that a lot of people are just tired of hearing about it. Not to mention that some religious people absolutely refuse to understand that others don't share their faith or ideas
Load More Replies...Most people will not care about you or you're faith...they'll bring up a bunch of stuff they wouldn't bring up about other things. Fascism for ex killed a multitude of people over all religion combined...and guess what...they hated religion....same as communism, but hey...who cares about facts, let's rather vote for more fascists
Tell that to children abused by priests or single mothers that had their babies taken from them. Tell that to extremist preachers that teach hate and violence. Tell that to the people ripped off and robbed by evangelical preachers who live in luxury while taking money from the poorest.
Mention the Islam in it's current state and see how many downvotes you can collect in comparison...
And I say, Bring It On! I have no fear of strangers lurking behind aliases who think they can spew their hatred and ignorance. If something I add is factually incorrect, then by all means, let me know. But don't ever think your opinion trumps my opinion.
In high school, I had a history text book that belonged to some satanist and/or top-tier edgelord, complete with pentagrams, some Latin chants, prayers to Satan etc. I had to resist the urge to sprinkle it with holy water 😅
Nonsense. When I change my phone I get money back for returning it in good condition. Nothing says "good condition" like original packaging.
Sometimes I wake up at 5am and think, "I'm going to get loads done today". And then I accomplish one small task, sit down and the next thing I know it's 5pm.
What am I supposed to do now? Start tv program dating all over again? It's stupid how much of a void this can leave sometimes.
this is me literally every fricken day, and I hate it, but I can't change it. ):
Or communicate through glances and looks and you can both look at your phones
Along with useless pop culture trivia, nearly the entire dialogue of the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and so many songs stored in the long term section of my brain. Also jokes, both bad and dad, puns, and somewhere in there, making himself known at the worst times, is a 13 year old's dirty sense of humor.
This hits really close to home. I was the most well behaved idiot you ever saw.
Ok, but when it's the mental health specialists who do that, it's just cruel. I suffered through 3 sessions of family therapy, I was criticised, invalidated or ignored, while parents could insult me openly. I said the abuse led me to neglect my guinea pig and she died of hunger. Parents and both therapists immediately told me guinea pigs die, rodents don't live long.
Someone, anyone, quick teach me. I live in the states and well... f**k me I think this is the only option left at this point.
I won't stop procrastinating until something bad happens because of it, but if something bad happens then I have to deal with the consequences, so the only solution is to procrastinate and not fail.🥲
My humor is very dark. I have to be careful. A lot of people don't get me.
I don't think I would resist a kidnapping most days. I'd be like "can we swing by McDonald's though?"
Poll Question
How often do you find yourself canceling plans for solitude?
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
it be great if people stop asociating intovert with mental illness, just becase we dont like people doesnt mean we are mentaly ill, depressed or wanted to die. Maybe extroverts need to shut the f**k up and make place more comfrotable....
It'd be great if you stopped saying that introverts don't like people, as well. An introvert doesn't inherently dislike people or being around people. We just need to make sure we get the appropriate amount of time alone. That's literally all it means.
Load More Replies...I like people. I miss being around them. It's just that I'm too anxious to seek them out and too anxious to join in when asked.
I love the idea of people. And if only people would play by the same rules as they do in my mental image. But they don't and I find I just can't talk with them most of the time and it all feels awkward, and I say stupid things and then I wish I had just stayed home.
The poll at the end 'How often do you find yourself cancelling plans?' It's never for me as I don't make the plans in the first place.
I feel sorry for all people who did these "memes" and are meaning them. Some are hard to read and not funny at all. Breaks my heart 💔
The title of this is currently "If You Were In a Bad Mood, These Priceless Memes Aimed At Introverts Might Cheer You Up" WTAF??? No, I don't think they did.
"How often do you find yourself canceling plans for solitude?" Answer: Rarely - I don't make plans in the first place.
Instagram for a change, rather than Reddit, written by folks who haven't a clue what introvertism is!
It's a bit worrying that several of these are suggesting that people 'save' memes on their phone or computer. Surely nobody does that... do they?
" How often do you find yourself canceling plans for solitude? " My answer is Never. I value solitude to the point where I just don't make plans that would interfere, so I have nothing to cancel.
The Radetzky March by Strauss is great to listen to if you are feeling "all p i s s e d off about being dragged down by an extrovert that hasn't a clue about introverts" Great stuff! They made proper music back in them thar days.
As i said earlier, copy/pasted from Reddit or Instagram where the original posters haven't a clue what "introvert" actually means.
it be great if people stop asociating intovert with mental illness, just becase we dont like people doesnt mean we are mentaly ill, depressed or wanted to die. Maybe extroverts need to shut the f**k up and make place more comfrotable....
It'd be great if you stopped saying that introverts don't like people, as well. An introvert doesn't inherently dislike people or being around people. We just need to make sure we get the appropriate amount of time alone. That's literally all it means.
Load More Replies...I like people. I miss being around them. It's just that I'm too anxious to seek them out and too anxious to join in when asked.
I love the idea of people. And if only people would play by the same rules as they do in my mental image. But they don't and I find I just can't talk with them most of the time and it all feels awkward, and I say stupid things and then I wish I had just stayed home.
The poll at the end 'How often do you find yourself cancelling plans?' It's never for me as I don't make the plans in the first place.
I feel sorry for all people who did these "memes" and are meaning them. Some are hard to read and not funny at all. Breaks my heart 💔
The title of this is currently "If You Were In a Bad Mood, These Priceless Memes Aimed At Introverts Might Cheer You Up" WTAF??? No, I don't think they did.
"How often do you find yourself canceling plans for solitude?" Answer: Rarely - I don't make plans in the first place.
Instagram for a change, rather than Reddit, written by folks who haven't a clue what introvertism is!
It's a bit worrying that several of these are suggesting that people 'save' memes on their phone or computer. Surely nobody does that... do they?
" How often do you find yourself canceling plans for solitude? " My answer is Never. I value solitude to the point where I just don't make plans that would interfere, so I have nothing to cancel.
The Radetzky March by Strauss is great to listen to if you are feeling "all p i s s e d off about being dragged down by an extrovert that hasn't a clue about introverts" Great stuff! They made proper music back in them thar days.
As i said earlier, copy/pasted from Reddit or Instagram where the original posters haven't a clue what "introvert" actually means.