4 tweets · January 2023 · 369 likes · 27 retweets · read on Twitter
there is no such thing as an introvert everyone is drained by some kinds of social interactions & energized by others if *all* social interactions—that you've experienced so far!—are draining for you, you either haven't met your ppl or you haven't figured out how you hang best
I always thought I was an extrꜵvert but turns out I am also drained by some interactions my source for the tweet above tho comes more from talking to an autistic friend who was a loner as a kid but loved people once she met other neurodivergent folks and didn't have to mask
re "how you hang best" the same friend also realized that certain things (one was bright light, another might've been certain kinds of ambient noise) were causing tiredness, and since many social spaces have at least one of those... she thought it was the people tiring her!
speaking as a former extrꜵvert, what helped me was starting to notice whether I'm actually enjoying yourself or whether I'm kind of "making the most of" the convo and... sorta having fun but I don't care about what we're talking about. being interesting more than interested.