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Meet the introverts who are dreading a return to normal

JustGeorge

JustGeorge

Not As Much Fun As I Look
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Trailblazer said:
I don't want anyone touching me, not even my husband, but that is a story perhaps for another day. :rolleyes:
That's one thing about NOT working in the office, I don't have certain people coming around touching me or worse yet hugging me.
Baha'is are huggers but they best steer clear of me. :mad:
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I remember an exception... most of my coworkers did not touch me, but on my last day, a coworker who I'd worked years with came and sat on my lap in the big recliner in the living room(it was a group home). He was upset that I was leaving, and I rocked him like a little kid and told him it would all be okay. I am sure it looked silly, being as i am 5'2, and he had to at least be 5'10(or maybe taller). Perhaps because, due to his demeanor, it felt like I was comforting a child, it did not bother me.

I will make note not to attend any Baha'i events, then!
 
SomeRandom

SomeRandom

Still learning to be wise
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anna b. said:
I actually don't mind the mask, with that plus sunglasses, I can feel somewhat invisible.

Although I don't have to work 8 hours in a mask, that must be hard for a lot of workers.
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It suffocates me. I feel gross at work.
I do have a sleeve type mask covering thingy that’s heaps better. But I don’t think my work would approve of my wearing a mask that had the Joker’s scary grin on it lol

Surprised bank robberies haven’t been on the increase, if I’m honest. I mean everyone’s hiding under masks these days :shrug:
 
Heyo

Heyo

Veteran Member
anna b. said:
Meet the introverts who are dreading a return to normal

Social scientists correctly predicted that introverts were best suited to weather the stress of the past year. After months of lockdown, the question now is whether introverts can teach the rest of us something about moving forward.

When restrictions were imposed last year, “I had extrovert friends who were just losing their minds,” says Sólo. But introverts were finally getting the uninterrupted time they craved.

Not every introvert, of course — those suddenly spending 24/7 with family members or roommates were much more stressed. But most of Granneman’s audience said they loved being at home, freed from all the invitations, the meetings, the many outings with family and friends.


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So how about you? Do you lean introvert or extrovert? (It's a sliding scale, not an either or, you can be some of both and even situationally an introvert or extrovert).

Myself, I lean introvert, and this sentence from the article speaks for me:

Introverts missed seeing their close friends but savored the ability to go for hours or even days without speaking to another person.​

Are you ready to go back out into the pre-quarantine world? Or are you already mourning the impending loss of the solitude you didn't have to make any excuses for?
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I love company, even big events like a meeting of Living History actors with 2000 participants. But they are exhausting to me and I need my alone time.
I really hope outdoor gatherings (with masks and distances) are allowed again soon. (The individual infection risk is small under those measures, smaller than in an office or classroom.)
 
Shadow Wolf

Shadow Wolf

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JustGeorge said:
An overly vocal uncle I'm quite fond of used to give me crap about it until I said "The only reason anyone cares is because I'm a woman and women are supposed to like hugs. No one gives (my male cousin) crap about not wanting hugs." He left me alone after that, and respectfully gives me the same goodbye gesture he does with male family members now.
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Yeah, that is one part I don't like about transitioning. I have a hard time telling people close to me no over something like that, and they're doing it more. With family and others very close I can tolerate it. But anyone outside of that I wish there was a "cross against a vampire" sort of repellent to keep them away. Unless it's someone I am very, very close to (friends or family), hugs suck.
 
JustGeorge

JustGeorge

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Shadow Wolf said:
Yeah, that is one part I don't like about transitioning. I have a hard time telling people close to me no over something like that, and they're doing it more. With family and others very close I can tolerate it. But anyone outside of that I wish there was a "cross against a vampire" sort of repellent to keep them away. Unless it's someone I am very, very close to (friends or family), hugs suck.
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You could always eat raw garlic and skip out on deodorant...
 
Secret Chief

Secret Chief

nirvana is samsara
100% introvert. Socially, therefore, lockdown has been heaven-sent. The things I hate - officially banned. And peacefully quiet too. Looks like this 12 month respite is ending. Back to the joys of society...
 
JustGeorge

JustGeorge

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Trailblazer said:
I did not mean to scare you away. They will not hug people unless they know them and they know they want to be hugged. :D
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Alright, I'll just wear a shirt that says "hug me and I'll fart". That should deter them!

At least its a mistake they'll only make once...
 
Shadow Wolf

Shadow Wolf

Certified People sTabber
JustGeorge said:
You could always eat raw garlic and skip out on deodorant...
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I'm introverted enough to know it takes a bit more than going without deodorant to get a stink going. Running water and something to lightly scrub with is all you really need to get clean in the shower, and even without soap and shampoo you don't stink. These are things I've known even before this pandemic.
What I've learned from research is our modern bathing habits, including the frequency and the use of soap, is something we do because of soap companies like Palmolive. Science and medicine even do not agree with our modern habits and time and time again have shown how we are too clean and it's not good for our bodies to constantly and frequently scrub off our natural oils. And never before have we been so scented and fragranced. Those smells can be pretty much about as bad as hugs at times (especially guys who seem to bathe in their cologne).
 
JustGeorge

JustGeorge

Not As Much Fun As I Look
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Premium Member
Shadow Wolf said:
I'm introverted enough to know it takes a bit more than going without deodorant to get a stink going. Running water and something to lightly scrub with is all you really need to get clean in the shower, and even without soap and shampoo you don't stink. These are things I've known even before this pandemic.
What I've learned from research is our modern bathing habits, including the frequency and the use of soap, is something we do because of soap companies like Palmolive. Science and medicine even do not agree with our modern habits and time and time again have shown how we are too clean and it's not good for our bodies to constantly and frequently scrub off our natural oils. And never before have we been so scented and fragranced. Those smells can be pretty much about as bad as hugs at times (especially guys who seem to bathe in their cologne).
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I think some of it depends on the person. My husband can not wear deodorant and not stink. I am not so lucky...

I don't disagree with these ideas, though. I think bathing daily is a waste of water, unless you're in a particularly hot climate or are doing a particularly dirty job. Each body is different, but we tend to set a timetable to how we 'think' it should be, not how it really is. Bathing should be based on the needs of our bodies, the activities we're participating in, and the climate and weather.

I once went for 5 months without washing my hair, just to see what would happen. Before I did this, I was washing it about every two weeks, and it would only get oily a day or two before due washing. At the third week, it was a grease pit. But, after that, it evened out. No one could tell. The natural oils actually were making my hair healthier. But around 5 months, it all came crashing down for reasons unknown to me, and it went from looking healthy to looking like an oil slick overnight. Time to wash it...
 
Spirit of Light

Spirit of Light

Be who ever you want
anna b. said:
Meet the introverts who are dreading a return to normal

Social scientists correctly predicted that introverts were best suited to weather the stress of the past year. After months of lockdown, the question now is whether introverts can teach the rest of us something about moving forward.

When restrictions were imposed last year, “I had extrovert friends who were just losing their minds,” says Sólo. But introverts were finally getting the uninterrupted time they craved.

Not every introvert, of course — those suddenly spending 24/7 with family members or roommates were much more stressed. But most of Granneman’s audience said they loved being at home, freed from all the invitations, the meetings, the many outings with family and friends.


​
So how about you? Do you lean introvert or extrovert? (It's a sliding scale, not an either or, you can be some of both and even situationally an introvert or extrovert).

Myself, I lean introvert, and this sentence from the article speaks for me:

Introverts missed seeing their close friends but savored the ability to go for hours or even days without speaking to another person.​

Are you ready to go back out into the pre-quarantine world? Or are you already mourning the impending loss of the solitude you didn't have to make any excuses for?
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I would say i am deffently a introvert in my personal life (not so much online)
This time we have had to be home because of Covid-19 has actually been really good for me and how i live. But i do not dreading going back to "normal"
Just wonder what normal is :confused:
 
RestlessSoul

RestlessSoul

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I shall miss occasional forays into an almost totally deserted central London. But I can’t wait to go to an art gallery, the cinema, and to watch some live sport (not all on the same day). Also Foyles bookshop on the Charing Cross Road. I haven’t been short of books to read this last year, I’ve had a backlog to work through, but how I have missed that place.
 
Heyo

Heyo

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Trailblazer said:
I got the money but if they don't speak English I'm out if the game. ;)
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Most are able to speak German with the tourists but the native tongue is Plattdütsch (Low-German). You'd also might get around with Polish as many of the seasonal workers in the tourist industry are from Poland.
 
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