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.
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 😅
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.
Nonsense. When I change my phone I get money back for returning it in good condition. Nothing says "good condition" like original packaging.
My wife and I in the kitchen - "You're in my way" ... "says the person who's in MY way!"
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.
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.
I was scuba diving in murky water, quickly lost my dive buddy, found him, picked up two more lost partners and at 80' below the surface had the realization, "Holy c**p - I just became these people's divemaster!"
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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.
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 💔
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.
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 💔