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[Anonymous]

Do you like taking photos? Offer to be the "family photographer" for the event.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an introvert, but I'm firmly of the opinion that you shouldn't limit yourself to your comfort zone. It's life, and you only get one chance to live it. If you have to be around people a few times a year for events like this, try your best to be social and push your boundaries. A few hours around others is not something a grown adult who is mentally healthy should be hiding from, regardless of whether he or she prefers solitude for the most part.

We're getting to be a fragile, stilted group of hedonists in this country. Sometimes doing the uncomfortable thing is what makes you grow.

You're not an introvert if a weekend with extended family wouldn't drive you crazy. Nice try though.

I call BS on this- the introvert label is starting to become some odd fetishized badge of honor for that group that seems to like to claim both superiority and victim hood merely because other people plan to exist in the same space!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an introvert, but I'm firmly of the opinion that you shouldn't limit yourself to your comfort zone. It's life, and you only get one chance to live it. If you have to be around people a few times a year for events like this, try your best to be social and push your boundaries. A few hours around others is not something a grown adult who is mentally healthy should be hiding from, regardless of whether he or she prefers solitude for the most part.

We're getting to be a fragile, stilted group of hedonists in this country. Sometimes doing the uncomfortable thing is what makes you grow.

You're not an introvert if a weekend with extended family wouldn't drive you crazy. Nice try though.

I call BS on this- the introvert label is starting to become some odd fetishized badge of honor for that group that seems to like to claim both superiority and victim hood merely because other people plan to exist in the same space!

I agree with all this. Introverts do need to recharge but they don't need to hide away. So do the event, and then recharge. Or if you need to recharge during, the many many suggestions are helpful. Just recharge and get back to it.

[Anonymous]

My close family knows me well enough that if I disappear for a few minutes they don't bat an eye. They know I'm not trying to be antisocial.

Will you be staying there? Use the room you're sleeping in as a place to regroup. That's what I do. I normally intentionally pack what helps me decompress - a book, some music, whatever works for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My close family knows me well enough that if I disappear for a few minutes they don't bat an eye. They know I'm not trying to be antisocial.

Will you be staying there? Use the room you're sleeping in as a place to regroup. That's what I do. I normally intentionally pack what helps me decompress - a book, some music, whatever works for you.

I should add - it's one thing if it's a few hour visit and a completely different issue if it's a 24 hour visit.