Olarewajub:

Typical Introvert response.
Enjoy yourself. You deserve it.

gidjah:
Hmmmmm bored out? That's my middle name dear. Shoot your shots.

SugaryBelle:
I'm an introvert,growing up was kinda tough i didnt have childhood friends,my shyness was times 2 and I missed alot of oppotunities as a result of that,i'll run into the house at the sound of any visitor,I didn't have friends too,I used to feel girls in my hood didn't like me,I guess they thought I was a proud snub and I couldn't make friends with boys either(not that I wanted to) but as i grew older I decided to change and I've quite succeded,I'm no longer shy,I strike up conversations with strangers,i'm a good conversationalist and i'm realy friendly with people.The only part of me that I can't change is my inability to make/keep friends, I have very few friends from school some which is mostly based on us being classmates,I've been steady at home for like four months and i've not gone out to visit anyone cos there's no one to visit,infact i'm not even sure i'lld visit if there had been someone,i'm not into that,except in very special cases.My outings are only to the market and church ,anytime people see me they ask 'when did you return?' haha....

BARAJ92:
This seems more like me, the only different is that I can't fathom what to say after the first conversation. so I prefer to associate with my dad friends living around, also I create old friend groups online to keep in touch but the groups are always dry. I don't even have any Friend on our street

SugaryBelle:

You should try to improve on that because everyone needs friends.

BARAJ92:

I know that fact, that is why I still keep in touch with some of my old course mate. Also on my street have some guys that I keep in touch with when am around

NEYO84:
I need good friends

Roozzaay:
Hmmmm, introvert introvert, being an introspective person has caused me a lot, but changing who i am aint part of my plan.

Akposb:

Man, you don't need to change, you can only do some little modification where or when necessary.

Wingback:
I became an introvert when I found out I had a big dick.


RUBBISH. Yall need psychologists, introverts have slimmer chances of making it in life...just saying.

Peachess:
[b] Phew! Finally (I've been trying join you guys but I always stop immediately I start writing), I don't even know where to start from. I'm a very shy person. I'm always indoors but most times I wanna go out and talk to people and have fun. Each time I try to go out it's like something keeps pulling me back. Most places I go to people wanna get close to me but I avoid them cos I'm extremely shy and I end up being tagged a snob and proud person too.
Most times when people talk I have Ideas on what they are discussing and I really wanna join them but I don't always have the courage to join them. Before I used to dread talking to the opposite sex and most people use to to mistake it for 'forming'. I used to be very nervous, start stuttering and sometimes make grammatical blunders (lol). Now I still feel nervous when around them but not like before.
Every times I tell myself I want to change and start talking to anyone even if they don't talk first but each time I try, I can't do it for more than two days I'll go back to my normal self. I read meaning to every action people take and it turns out right and sometimes wrong. I cant make friends easily because I don't trust and I'm not free with people but when I do, I trust too much and become too free with them. My friends call me crazy and sometimes ask me why am different outside but I always don't have answers cos it puzzles me to.
I just wanna be outspoken, I'm a lot different on the internet still reserved but I talk to almost everyone. Is there any way I can get out of being an extreme introvert? Or any tip to help me out of my shy nature? [/b]

JUSTbuchi:
Finally here

It hurts being an Introvert seriously , got to the university and ah thought I would be able to make a great deal of friends to move out and rap with, hell no!!it's not been possible, and I don't need to say that am tayad of peeps calling me a snob of some "ajebutter" cos they've failed to understand that it's just me!! Even at times that I try to rap with people outside, there's this thing inside of me that draws me back. And it's really affecting the kinda relationship I have with girls, the kinda relationship that doesn't last coz most of them consider me as a buzzkiller, my dad doesn't like me that much cos he thinks I keep things too much to my self and I don't really rap well with him......I can really trade anything to change this part of me I hate so much!!

TheExclusive:

Start getting a lttle involved in social activities, uni associations n take up leadership positions in sch. It wont be easy initially bt might help.

JUSTbuchi:
hmmmm......that's a huge one though, thanks!

Peachess:
... Is there any way I can get out of being an extreme introvert? Or any tip to help me out of my shy nature?

JUSTbuchi:
Finally here

It hurts being an Introvert seriously ... . I can really trade anything to change this part of me I hate so much!!

smileyprin:
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I've been just exactly like you described, but recently I've been able to be confident in the midst of people.
1- Join conversation that you're sure you're knowledgeable on.
2- Speak to strangers you see are good listeners and patient
3- Sometimes I just challenge myself to speak to that one person I've been in awe of just to break that fear.

DonOms:




Introversion is a personality. And although it's not a stand-alone concept (since no one is exactly completely introverted in the real sense of it according to Carl Jung's Introversion-Extroversion continuum theory), when it is extreme, it can make people easily misrepresent the idea.

Having pointed that out, you can effectively manage other areas of your life by gaining (or learning) social skills such as public speaking, science of persuasion and influence, making friends and interpersonal skills. You'll still be an introvert but you'll have fewer issues with people and love yourself more.

Shyness for example has little to do with introversion. Some extroverts can be shy, trust me. It's just common with introverts but you can overcome it through practice and mind-conditioning. Simply gradually do things you'd ordinarily be uncomfortable with.

I, for example, managed shyness years ago with leadership (forced to be class captain in SS1-3 & eventually a prefect) and group participation (Religious activities). Yours can be something else; you don't have to force yourself to contest for the PRO post in your School society but you can read helpful books and practice what you learn one by one.

An example of the weirdest things I ever did was to sometimes look into the eyes of someone in a public place. Maybe in a large hall in Uni and there is this opposite sex that stands out elegantly...stare at him/her and let them see you doing it then stop after some time. Stand in an elevator and face every other person. Ask questions in class; stop for a minute and chat with that colleague...
Although your heart will pound heavily and you'll sweat profusely or get panic attacks (still happens to me sometimes *covers face*), you'll gradually evolve. Mind you, you'll still crave being alone and all that introvert stuff but you'll have useful social skills anyway. And please always relate with like-minded people who will love you for you and not make you feel less human for being an introvert.

@Olarewajub posts challenges here too and they can be very helpful.