Socializing as an Introvert

I'm an introverted person or someone who prefers to spend time alone, or with just a few of my circle of friends, rather than being around a large group of people. I am more comfortable being in a quiet and calm environment than being in a noisy and crowded place. I feel more relaxed just being with myself, minding my own inner thoughts, work, and ideas, rather than focusing on what is happening around me.

I prefer to just stay inside the four corners of my room, watch series or movies, and do my own thing than meet up with people. I can go on for days, weeks, or even months without having to socialize with humans, even with my friends. Perhaps, I'd rather socialize through the social media applications available out there, such as Facebook, Messenger, Twitter, noise, Appics, and Torum than do it physically.

Other types of people, especially extroverts, find it hard to accept and believe that people like us, introverts, do exist and can live our lives peacefully and happily without having to interact much with other people. We can be happy without having to depend on other people because we find joy in being alone.

Usually, the only time I get to meet and talk with other people is during our face-to-face classes, since that's the time when I get to be around my classmates. I would even only talk when people talk to me first because I don't like initiating conversations. I don't mind not talking at all, since I have these thoughts that I may only be spilling words that people might misunderstand or something like that to avoid having conflicts with them.

Since I moved to Batac City, my extroverted roommate has been spending so much time outside of our apartment and socializing with other boarders and meeting up with her friends, while I, on the other hand, would just spend my time in my bed while watching Korean dramas, sleeping, eating, and browsing on my social media apps.

While other people think I'm living a boring life because I don't interact much with them, I find it relaxed because I don't have to think much about others anymore and it's more peaceful to be alone than to be around people I don't even know that much.

Meanwhile, although introverts find joy in being alone, we also know how to socialize too but only limited since we are somehow reserved individuals.

Since my roommate is an extrovert, her extroverted personality has been dragging my extroverted side out of the closet to socialize with the other boarders. Since the other day, I have been trying my best to mingle with others.

Last time, we went out to eat snacks in the afternoon and I suggested that we should go walking and it even took us almost two hours to get back. After that, we played the card game Uno and it became a way for me to get to know other boarders and be comfortable with them.

However, since the introvert side of me is stronger than my extroverted side, there's really a limit to how much I can socialize with them, unlike my extroverted roommate who can spend a longer time with them anytime.

Sometimes, I hate being an introvert because it's been a hindrance for me to get to know more people and bond with them. But just like what I've said, it's really just more peaceful to be alone than be around a lot of people.

Anyway, this is just a short and nonsense blog about me being an introvert.

Cheers and thanks for reading!