Having to Fake the Extrovert Way of Life

Reading this book has really made me think about my life and how I come off to other people. I am quiet at times when I am uncomfortable or trying to assess a situation that is unfamiliar to me. Although when I am in an environment or a situation I am very comfortable in or know the people enough to open up I am a very different person. I would much rather be that person in the back of the room observing everything that everyone does because that’s what I find myself doing on a daily basis anyway. I would consider myself an outgoing introvert in the sense that I am not the kind of person that needs to be alone all the time or can never come out of my room and be around people but I am able to talk to people when I absolutely need to. I have taken on some important roles in clubs and in the work place making me not able to sit in the corner and be quiet all the time. I have to be able to open up and talk to people, the other side of me. I used to think that I was an extrovert but just recently have I realized I am certainly not and am more so an introvert. I have read some of the other posts as well and have found that other people are having some of the same issues as I do and then the people that are extroverts are having both totally different issues but also some of the same in a way.