Introverted and Intuitive (INFP)

Nate Comes Out - click here to read the full story

I can't wait to share Nate's story with you. Nate is a 20-year old introvert, a college student in the Midwest, who was willing to share his experience of "coming out introverted" on the website.

"I know that everyone says this a lot, but I have to say it too. It's almost as though I knew all along that I was an introvert, but I just didn't understand it completely or something." -- Nate

I could never have put it into words like that, Nate ... it so describes the way I felt. I learned I was an introvert when my friend Connie gave me the MBTI test. "Why, you're an introvert," she exclaimed. "You need to spend at least half your time by yourself!" That was my eTicket!

Does this sound like you in high school or college ... ?? ...

Nate continues ... "I've never had very many friends, and even if I did, I couldn't keep their attention long enough for us to be able to remain friends. It's always been a challenge trying to keep people interested in me long enough for us to become "real" friends. They'd always say that I was too boring or too quiet. Because of this, I felt as though I had to talk more and be more agressive in my approach to meeting people. After all, who wouldn't want to have friends?

"Unfortunately, that didn't work either because I just couldn't make that switch seem very natural at all. Whenever I talked more and tried to act more "outgoing" for the sake of other people, they could easily "smell a fish" because my acting skills have always been very poor. That's kinda what it felt like, 'acting.' I could keep up the charade for a little while, but I would just get so tired, and worn out, both physically and mentally, and it would start to show. "

It's exhausting, isn't it? Another article of interest like this is called "If I would pick a phrase to describe school, I'd go with 'living hell'. - click here to read the full story.

I hope you enjoy all the new material being added to the site daily. We have one of the biggest and most helpful introvert sites on the web, over 2,000 hits monthly.

Spread the word, it's OK to be an introvert. Thanks, Nate!