Labels right? They place individuals who share similar attributes, features, cultures, and so forth into tight-knit boxes within our world society just to be distinguished from that of another 'labeled box'. Too often, labels become excuses to oppress, stigmatize, and create a divide among the groups in society despite the main purpose of it just being a specific name. On the other hand, many look past the dark side and look onto the bright side (which I am guilty of, no shame). The brighter side allows people to take these labels and turn them into titles. Titles in the sense that one belongs to another said group. Belonging to something is found to be beneficial to anyone for it is pure human nature to socialize and interact with other beings. Given the world we live in, however, there are always going to be misunderstandings of many sorts.
It has always been hard coming to the conclusion that I am an introvert. I always felt like an outsider, because people around me would try to push me to speak and I just would not be moved to talk when you'd first meet me. In reality, I would be thinking about a million random things, schedule for the day, what I had for lunch yesterday, that dog I saw at the blue house on the corner, my craving for coffee... you get the point. My mind is always racing with thoughts and makes it harder to conjure up small talk to an acquaintance I see at the market. I can't help but be severely observant and analyze nearly every possibility in a situation or project. My innate nature is to be aware of things and people around me but always have a sense of wander which allows me to come up with ideas, answers, and things I want to remember some time ago. Everyone does it yes but introverts live inside their heads to bring about thoughtful dialogue to the outside world. I am not afraid to speak I am just terrified of saying the wrong thing.
People misinterpret introversion as shyness because of the description of the label when in reality introversion only means someone attains stimulation from internal forces. Extroverts, on the other hand,get stimulation by external forces such as social events, crowds of people, and being the center of attention. In an extroverted world, being reserved and quiet are often looked down upon. Everyone pushes introverts to be more open and outgoing to everybody else since grade school. The one that always stood out was the one who spoke their mind and was the first to raise their hands in class. Of course, everyone has their way of expressing themselves but those who don't express themselves to the outside world are often overlooked. We don't seek validation, just purpose.
