• Doof@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Saying you’re an introvert is an excellent way to avoid developing your people skills. I swear people confuse it with social anxiety.

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      8 months ago

      I am an introverted and have social anxiety. Developing people skills is unavoidable.

      You might not recognize them because the way I use my people skills is to minimize forced social interactions and reassure people I like them fine but just prefer to be to myself.

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        I am an “introvert”, I need alone time to reenergize. my field is mental health. I have a decently strong understanding of introverts and extroverts and understand it’s more of a spectrum than some either or type of thing. I said it fairly Blasé to be fair, though I do see a lot of socially awkward or social anxious use introversion as an excuse of avoiding development. Obviously I’m not saying everyone, if you feel you aren’t that then I’m likely not pointing to you.