You Guys Aren’t Introverts You’re Extroverts
19 Jun
My husband and I often hear from well meaning people, “come on level with me, you guys can’t be introverts, you’re so friendly and outgoing, you have to be extroverts!” One of the biggest misconceptions that introverts face is that they can be outgoing and social when need be, but it does not mean that they don’t feel it later. Let me explain.
Yesterday I was talking to a fellow INFP who gets the same response when she is out networking. Gobs of fellow networkers stare at her in disbelief when she tells them that she is an introvert. Their first response is “NO WAY!” Yes way! Like us, when she gets home she is exhausted and spent. Her energy is only replenished after of time of decompression and alone time.
As an introvert, when you are out networking, be sure to take the time to decompress and regain your lost energy. It is perfectly normal to feel very tired after a day or evening of constant socializing. When you are at the event, keep a pen handy and make notes on the backs of business cards because as the day or night goes on and the tiredness inevitably sets in, it is going to get harder and harder to remember what you want to say to each individual. Going to in-person networking events are a necessary evil when you are an entrepreneur or an employee of a company.
Remember to take each event in stride and prepare ahead of time for your alone time and decompression after the socialization period.
Becki 
Is this why I get a headache from meetings? I thought it was because I had to sit still and behave myself for awhile. I don’t do that well.
I cannot remember my ‘letters’, but I do enjoy solitude. Cocooning was made for me and so was virtual assistance
INTP Here, but I don’t get to bad sometimes. It is all about the type of meetings and the type of people I am meeting as to where the stress is for me. It seems that things I am really passionate about, I can talk to anyone about, but things that aren’t such a passion for me are extremely hard to talk about and with.
Great site here by the way…this is my first visit and I found it from the Mom Blogs Network.