Introverted And Anxious People Reveal That These 30 Situations Are A Nightmare For Them
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BoredPanda staff Publish Not your original work? Add source If you had to put people into groups based on the ways they fuel their energy, you could distinguish two broad categories of extroverted and introverted people. Extroverted people feel best and most energized when they are interacting with others, while introverts recharge by being on their own and social interactions drain them to exhaustion. Introversion is a personality trait and not a mental health condition, but it is often confused with social anxiety disorder. Introverts aren't necessarily anxious in a busy social environment, but it just takes a lot of energy to be engaged, while for people suffering from social anxiety, such an environment causes nervousness and fear, although some research suggests that introverts are more likely to feel social anxiety compared to extraverts. It seems that this could be the case as evident from a thread started by Reddit user Sarayka81 who asked, "What situation is an introvert's nightmare?" Many people noticed that redditors started listing situations that are more dreadful for people with social anxiety instead of introvertedness and concluded that they might not be able to make a distinction between them if they have both, although a big chunk of them related to the scenarios mentioned. More info: Reddit This post may include affiliate links. #1
"Sure!"
*Saturday arrives, 10 minutes before hangout time*
"Oh also I invited my friend you have never met before to join us"
"..." drflanigan , Nicolás Boullosa Report Final score: 102points POST Birgit M Birgit M Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago This!!! I hate this so much! I‘m always convinced this person will hate me. 29 29points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9
All you want to do is read your book, but there's no way out and you decide to put up a brave front.
They're not thrilled to see you because you already have a reputation for being kind of weird. The more you talk the weirder they think you are. You can see it in their eyes. Already you can hear the office gossip in your head: "Oh my God, guess who I was stuck on the train with..."
Nightmare fuel. Work from home was a blessing in this regard. jew_biscuits , Tom Page Report Final score: 63points POST Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I have a problem associating names with faces, unless I spend a lot of time with people—-and even then, if I haven’t seen them in years, chances are good I don’t remember their names, or don’t want to anyway, if they were assholes to me. So situations like this are extremely awkward for me, and I usually try not to let them see me. 15 15points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21
You mean there's more stuff to do after the stuff we planned on doing? I only have so much energy to deal with people and it was already used up. Nyctomancer , Joe Mabel Report Final score: 44points POST Krystol Grayson Krystol Grayson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago My spoons are depleted! Let me gooooooo! 13 13points reply View more comments See Also on Bored Panda 30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account Bride Doesn't Include Wedding Dinner Price In Her Wedding Invites, Is Surprised To See Many Guests Canceling On Her After They Find Out #28
Edit: I exaggerated the number but I have been a 9th wheel at a couples party (I did NOT know it was going to be all couples) but glad to know this is so relatable ? Anneboleyn33 , Bart Everson Report Final score: 41points POST TheAquarius1978 TheAquarius1978 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Do that to me, and i'l be exiting the same door i entered 10 seconds later, i really really don't like surprise parties to me, or any other type of party for that matter. 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments #29
Nooooo thank you. Sun-Public , demxx Report Final score: 38points POST Mother Of Magpies Mother Of Magpies Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Literally my worst nightmare. Been in a relationship for 27 years. But I will not ever ever EVER get married. Mostly for this reason. 11 11points reply View More Replies... View more comments #30
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I have one lady (who is very kind, I just am terrible at talking to strangers) who actually comes out of her house if she hears us going by (like if she hears my dog bark). There's another lady who is always doing yard work outside who expects me to stop and make small talk even though it makes me incredibly uncomfortable. She hates dogs yet always tries to pet my dog. Our trainer finally got us these patches to stick on her harness that say "PLEASE DONT PET ME". I love taking walks outside, and the weather is getting great, but I have to always think about the time of day and where it might be safe for us to walk with minimal interaction. 4 4points reply Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I had found this on Pinterest a while ago but never could use it until now. 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There's another lady who is always doing yard work outside who expects me to stop and make small talk even though it makes me incredibly uncomfortable. She hates dogs yet always tries to pet my dog. Our trainer finally got us these patches to stick on her harness that say "PLEASE DONT PET ME". I love taking walks outside, and the weather is getting great, but I have to always think about the time of day and where it might be safe for us to walk with minimal interaction. 4 4points reply Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I had found this on Pinterest a while ago but never could use it until now. I-regret-t...5bbde1.jpg 3 3points reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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Introverted And Anxious People Reveal That These 30 Situations Are A Nightmare For Them
Jurgita DominauskaitėBoredPanda staff Publish Not your original work? Add source If you had to put people into groups based on the ways they fuel their energy, you could distinguish two broad categories of extroverted and introverted people. Extroverted people feel best and most energized when they are interacting with others, while introverts recharge by being on their own and social interactions drain them to exhaustion. Introversion is a personality trait and not a mental health condition, but it is often confused with social anxiety disorder. Introverts aren't necessarily anxious in a busy social environment, but it just takes a lot of energy to be engaged, while for people suffering from social anxiety, such an environment causes nervousness and fear, although some research suggests that introverts are more likely to feel social anxiety compared to extraverts. It seems that this could be the case as evident from a thread started by Reddit user Sarayka81 who asked, "What situation is an introvert's nightmare?" Many people noticed that redditors started listing situations that are more dreadful for people with social anxiety instead of introvertedness and concluded that they might not be able to make a distinction between them if they have both, although a big chunk of them related to the scenarios mentioned. More info: Reddit This post may include affiliate links. #1
Phone Calls
Phone calls. Receiving and twice as bad having to make one. Isand0 , idleman Report Final score: 164points POST TheAquarius1978 TheAquarius1978 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I don't know why but i Also hate having to make them, mostly to strange people, which is wierd because Im not introverted, i can be and i am shy, but if anything Im an extroverted person. 22 22points reply View More Replies... View more comments It seems that the definitions of introversion and social anxiety are different, but as many people in the thread pointed out, the terms get mixed up and socially anxious people might think that their fears are just part of being an introvert. Bored Panda reached out to Distinguished Professor at University of California Riverside Sonja Lyubomirsky, who teaches at the Department of Psychology, to find out what causes the misconception. She explained to us, "My guess is that it's because socially anxious people often say little in social interactions and appear uncomfortable (like they prefer to be alone). Introverts actually DO enjoy alone time, but not because they are afraid of social interactions. Just a lot of socializing exhausts them." #2Finding A Partner In Class
Teacher: "Everyone find a partner!" tidita7889 , lori05871 Report Final score: 134points POST Nathaniel Nathaniel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Can I partner with my invisible friend Twinkle? 36 36points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3Introducing Yourself
Let’s all introduce ourselves meiliraijow , kifo Report Final score: 134points POST Nathaniel Nathaniel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Hello I am Nathaniel and merely saying this in front of everyone makes me want to curl up and cry. 52 52points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4When A Friend Leaves You At A Party
Your social butterfly friend begs you to go to a party with him. You go there and he wanders off to talk to literally everyone there while you follow him like a puppy. Nomadic_View , gabia party Report Final score: 123points POST Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago If the party is at someone’s house, find out if they have a dog or cat, and spend your time with them instead of draining your social battery on a bunch of people who are probably already, or are well on the way to being, sloppy drunk, and highly gross and annoying, anyway. 44 44points reply View More Replies... View more comments Whether you're an introvert or an extrovert depends both on your genetics and your effort. Sonja Lyubomirsky has read studies that said "that the heritability of this trait is 40 to 50%. However, just like with anything that's heritable (most human traits), this doesn't mean that we can't change it with deliberate effort." The professor gave herself as an example: "I myself was 'born' an incredibly shy person (a trait related to introversion) but with a great deal of effort and willpower, I have transformed myself into a huge extrovert. But it takes work." #5Being Called Out For Staying Quiet
"Why are you being so quiet?" vagitablepi , Anathea Utley Report Final score: 111points POST Scout Finch Scout Finch Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Why are YOU being so annoying? 61 61points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6Guests Showing Up Unannounced
People randomly showing up to hang out at your own place Girly_Sylvia , joel Report Final score: 109points POST Nathaniel Nathaniel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago The knock on the door, the ring of the doorbell, unless you have pre announced your visit, I am not in. 49 49points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7Being Picked Out Of The Crowd
Being picked out of the crowd at an assembly, concert, magic show etc. fedwood , liz west Report Final score: 103points POST Nathaniel Nathaniel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago No. Audience participation is Hell. 40 40points reply View More Replies... View more comments You may think that trying to analyze your personality traits is useless, but you may benefit from knowing whether you're an introvert or extrovert. Sonja Lyubomirsky believes in what Francis Bacon once said, which is "knowledge is power," because "It helps you understand that your reactions (e.g., need to rest after a party or take breaks) are normal and healthy." It is important to know because her observation is that "In the U.S., extroversion is relatively highly valued (e.g., in leaders, in job interviews, in speaking up in teams, on dates)." So she thinks that it is easier for extroverts to live in the current society in the US, but introverts shouldn't think that something is wrong with them and their reactions, rather that it's just how their brain and body works. #8When You Plan To Meet One Person But They Bring Someone Else Too
"Wanna hang out this Saturday?""Sure!"
*Saturday arrives, 10 minutes before hangout time*
"Oh also I invited my friend you have never met before to join us"
"..." drflanigan , Nicolás Boullosa Report Final score: 102points POST Birgit M Birgit M Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago This!!! I hate this so much! I‘m always convinced this person will hate me. 29 29points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9
When Parents Have Guests
As a child my worst nightmare was when my parents got visitors and I'm stuck upstairs hungry and thirsty because I can't access the kitchen. mikasott , Elaine Report Final score: 97points POST Duesvolent90 Duesvolent90 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Yes, you finally try to ninja your way to the fridge and one of them see you and alert the rest like a chimpanzee 41 41points reply View More Replies... View more comments #10Being Asked To Show More Enthusiasm
“That’s not loud enough, I said ‘GOOD MORNING TEAM!’” mysecretissafe , Infrogmation of New Orleans Report Final score: 94points POST Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) No. I was never interested in being a cheerleader for my school, and still not interested in becoming one for the company. So f**k no. Besides, it’s all fake b******t anyway, like Potemkin Villages (just look it up) for corporate. F**k them. 30 30points reply View more comments Do you feel that any of these situations are unbearable to you? Do you think you are actually introverted or have you been confusing it with social anxiety? Let us know your thoughts in the comments and if there are any "nightmares" that weren't mentioned in the list, tell us about them as well! #11When A Person Can t Take A Hint To Leave You Alone
When the person you've been forced into meaningless small-talk with just straight-up does not read your subtle cues that you prefer to be left the f**k alone. modern_aftermath , Chris Lott Report Final score: 86points POST TheNightOwl TheNightOwl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 month ago (edited) That’s the problem with those cues. They’re too subtle. Just tell me you don’t want to talk and stop wasting my time! I am more insulted by the loss of that time than I am by you telling me to f*****k off. 8 8points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12Comments About You Finally Socializing
Comments like "Look who finally came out of their room" or "Oh wow you can talk!" When I finally step a bit out of my comfort zone. True_85 , lisaclarke Report Final score: 83points POST irishgoatgirl irishgoatgirl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Yup those sort of comments are really annoying and NOT in any way helpful! 38 38points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13People Invading Personal Space
People barging into my personal space uninvited GDog507 , dat' Report Final score: 78points POST Krystol Grayson Krystol Grayson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago We rent the basement from my in-laws and every Summer they invite the whole huge family. Guess who has to give up all of her space without any complaints if I don't want to lose the only affordable housing in my small expensive town? 18 18points reply View more comments #14Having To Speak Publicly Without Preparing In Advance
Being forced into public speaking last moment. Ultrabigbutt , Matt Harasymczuk Report Final score: 77points POST zak zak Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago If I have to be the focus of attention like that, I will start blushing. Then, I will think "people can see me blushing" and I will just get redder and redder until basically ALL of my blood is in my face. ? 17 17points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15Crowds
Crowds ransom0374 , Cameron Norman Report Final score: 75points POST Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) Some people get off on being a part of a big and boisterous crowd. I just get claustrophobic and want to get the f**k out of there. Especially if people have been drinking. Cannot stand sloppy drunks individually, totally despise them collectively as a crowd. 22 22points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16School Presentations
School presentations. GabThePretto , Virginia State Parks Report Final score: 74points POST Tabitha Frost Tabitha Frost Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago They should be banned. I have one coming up soon. ;-; 19 19points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #17Servers Singing Happy Birthday In Front Of Everyone
Waiter/waitress bringing cake and singing happy birthday in front of the whole restaurant watermelown-1999 , Ralph Daily Report Final score: 74points POST Duesvolent90 Duesvolent90 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Yeah, I have that to look forward to tonight. When you ask them in the most serious tone you can muster not to have them sing for you, they will ALWAYS SNEAK OFF TO THE "BATHROOM" TO ASK THEM TO SING..I SAID NO FOR GODSAKE THAT MEANS NO! 17 17points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #18Party Where Everyone Talks For Hours
A party where all people do is stand around and talk. For hours. I just want to be in bed with a book thanks Radioactivocalypse , Luis Guerrero Report Final score: 71points POST Hey! Hey! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago When we get back home we need a 3-hour nap just to recuperate. 17 17points reply View more comments #19Living In A Shared Room
My college has put me in a shared room with a stranger who doesn't speak English. There is no where for me to go and re-charge my social battery. I am losing my mind- don't get me wrong, I like my roommate. She seems real sweet but by god I need a minute to myself. dum_biatch , Jonathan Chen Report Final score: 65points POST Kate Kate Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago My college roommate and I bunked our beds. She took the bottom and put a curtain up around her space, and my top bunk was above eye level. Voilà, semi-privacy. 18 18points reply View more comments #20Being Stuck On A Train With A Colleague You Recognize But Don t Know Well Enough
Here's mine: meeting a coworker that you don't know very well on the train, locking eyes and having to engage in conversation for the next 30-40 minutes.All you want to do is read your book, but there's no way out and you decide to put up a brave front.
They're not thrilled to see you because you already have a reputation for being kind of weird. The more you talk the weirder they think you are. You can see it in their eyes. Already you can hear the office gossip in your head: "Oh my God, guess who I was stuck on the train with..."
Nightmare fuel. Work from home was a blessing in this regard. jew_biscuits , Tom Page Report Final score: 63points POST Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I have a problem associating names with faces, unless I spend a lot of time with people—-and even then, if I haven’t seen them in years, chances are good I don’t remember their names, or don’t want to anyway, if they were assholes to me. So situations like this are extremely awkward for me, and I usually try not to let them see me. 15 15points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21
Finding A Job
Finding a job Potential_Departure6 , KOMUnews Report Final score: 60points POST A P A P Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago interviews are the worst! Having someone stare at you while you're having to "sell" yourself and your skills 13 13points reply View More Replies... View more comments #22Small Talk
Small talk. If I'm gonna give you my attention and take myself out of my inner world you'd better have something stimulating to talk about. anewstartforu , ePi.Longo Report Final score: 57points POST Tabitha Frost Tabitha Frost Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Is this man squatting and drinking milk out of a bag with a straw??? 12 12points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23Networking Events
Networking events normal-girl , Fruitnet.com Report Final score: 55points POST Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) You mean talking a lot of b******t and acting like you like people you actually can’t stand, just to get ahead. 20 20points reply View more comments #24Leaving The House
My wife: "Hey, do you wanna leave the house today?" Bobisburnsred , Poppy Thomas Hill Report Final score: 50points POST Lorraine Woollands Lorraine Woollands Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I have agoraphobia, I never WANT to leave my house 12 12points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25Ice Breakers
ice breakers Ready_Difficulty_622 , Rod Library Report Final score: 48points POST Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) If they’re natural and spontaneous they’re not a problem, especially if the conversation then flows organically. If they’re forced and fake, f**k no. 9 9points reply View more comments #26Unwanted Marriage Proposal
Public marriage proposal which they want to turn down. disco_di_piscio , Waterford_Man Report Final score: 46points POST Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I’m glad my husband proposed to me in private. If he’d ever publicly put me on the spot like that, I would never have married him. Respect the other person’s sense of privacy and never put them in such an uncomfortable position, ever. If you can’t do that, you don’t deserve to be married, because marriage is based on trust. That includes trusting the other person to never make you uncomfortable or embarrass you, ESPECIALLY in public. 17 17points reply View more comments #27Afterparties
Afterparties.You mean there's more stuff to do after the stuff we planned on doing? I only have so much energy to deal with people and it was already used up. Nyctomancer , Joe Mabel Report Final score: 44points POST Krystol Grayson Krystol Grayson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago My spoons are depleted! Let me gooooooo! 13 13points reply View more comments See Also on Bored Panda 30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account Bride Doesn't Include Wedding Dinner Price In Her Wedding Invites, Is Surprised To See Many Guests Canceling On Her After They Find Out #28
Surprise Party For You
A total surprise party for me at my place with everyone and their significant other so I’m essentially the 49th wheel at my own party. Kill me now.Edit: I exaggerated the number but I have been a 9th wheel at a couples party (I did NOT know it was going to be all couples) but glad to know this is so relatable ? Anneboleyn33 , Bart Everson Report Final score: 41points POST TheAquarius1978 TheAquarius1978 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Do that to me, and i'l be exiting the same door i entered 10 seconds later, i really really don't like surprise parties to me, or any other type of party for that matter. 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments #29
A Large Wedding With You In The Center Of Attention
A large wedding. Being the center of attention for an entire day sounds f*****g terrible. Especially with a lot of family members I don’t particularly care for, or haven’t seen in years and having to pretend like I’m happy to see them and “oh my gosh it’s been soooo looong”.Nooooo thank you. Sun-Public , demxx Report Final score: 38points POST Mother Of Magpies Mother Of Magpies Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Literally my worst nightmare. Been in a relationship for 27 years. But I will not ever ever EVER get married. Mostly for this reason. 11 11points reply View More Replies... View more comments #30
Not Being Given Notice About Group Activities
Being asked to do some group activity on such short notice and being put on the spot without having a legitimate reason for not wanting to do it aside from “I just don’t feel like it” Jopast22 , Benedikt S. Vogler Report Final score: 37points POST Mandy Slaughter Mandy Slaughter Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago That's called "Mandatory Fun" 14 14points reply View More Replies... View more comments Note: this post originally had 37 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversationUse html version
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