Example Of Social Introverts

As I pull away from the Alexandria train station typing this paper, I realize I am nothing like my mother. I wave goodbye as tears roll down her red cheeks to return to school with dry eyes. Not once in my life have I been referred to as emotional, but quite the opposite, cold hearted, inhumane, unmoving. My lack of emotions is not always looked down upon. I can recall a time when one of my classmates asked me to teach her how to not feel. At the time that comment angered me, but as I make and lose more temporary friends and relationships I have come to the conclusion the majority of people do not understand my personality type. I have always been aware of my personality although I was not conscientious of how my feelings affected the people
However, I believe introverts are self-aware because of their inward and in depth reflection. I am a social introvert, I like to go out on occasion, but I crave my privacy and I value a few intimate friendships over many impersonal acquaintances. I am not an open book, I’d rather keep my business private because my failures and successes are in no interest of anyone but myself. Being an introvert can rub people the wrong way. My first impressions are more often than not the wrong impression of me, but that also keeps the people I don’t mesh well with
I strive to understand the topics and facts of life that interest me I do not strive to understand how people feel or way they act the way they do. Connecting with someone emotionally is not an act that happens for me on the regular. I am emotionally selfish; I will not let myself become emotionally burdened by anyone else’s problems. My head makes my decisions not my heart. I had never understood undoubtedly emotional people when I was younger. Now I have come to the realization that if the majority of the population were realists and thinkers like me there would not be enough compassion in the world. People always want what they can’t have, I do not want to be a feeler but I do not want everyone to be