Ways for Extroverts to Learn How to Chill

I self-identify as an extrovert and most people in my life would concur. Living out loud, colorful, social butterfly with wings spread. I was called “precocious” as a child. An old soul, wise beyond my years, with an extensive vocabulary that surprised the adults around me. My mother used to say that I began talking at six months and never stopped. Reflecting back, I saw myself as “little Shirley Temple, tap-dancing for attention and to maintain approval,” which I now view as the onset of co-dependent tendencies. I saw this meme on Facebook and decided to take up the challenge. I came by my extroversion genetically. My father, who grew up in a multi-ethnic neighborhood in Philadelphia (South Philly, the cinematic home of Rocky), seemed to know someone everywhere we went and was able to bridge the socio-economic gap by finding something in common with anyone who crossed his path. He was not a formally educated man, having just graduated high school and then joined the Navy. He was a life-long learner, with street smarts and emotional intelligence. Like him, I reach out to new folks every day, in the supermarket, on the street, at networking events, in other places of businesses, on public transportation. No social anxiety here, and yet… there are times when I get “all peopled out” — as much as I love them — and need to push the reset button. I have been refraining from my usual flitting about, which looks like landing here t...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Communication Relationships Self-Help Extroversion Introvert people person Relaxation Source Type: blogs