Parties are often overwhelming for the introvert people. Parties include heaps of strangers or people we know and what to avoid, crowded spaces, and claustrophobia. Introverts would much rather spend a night-in at home.<\/p>\n
The second you arrive, you realise you shouldn\u2019t have come (or maybe it was a lot sooner). You shouldn\u2019t have promised your friend (or yourself) you\u2019d try to be social. You should\u2019ve stayed home to binge that new TV series in your pyjamas.<\/p>\n
Here are 10 GIFs that perfectly sum up being an introvert at a party.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t know anyone here \u2026 or how to talk to them. So you stick by your extroverted friend\u2019s side and just nod along to the conversations they have with people. You know you\u2019re being clingy, but there\u2019s no way you\u2019re leaving their side \u2026 but then they disappear, and you\u2019re stuck talking to some random person.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n You freak out and try to think of questions to ask them about their life. But your mind has gone blank, and you can\u2019t think of anything<\/em>. So you mumble out a question about how the weather is tonight. More like a statement. Then you quietly chastise yourself. Who wants to talk about the weather? Who wants to be<\/em> around someone who talks about the weather?<\/p>\n You\u2019re still trying to think of what to talk about, and trying to think of something to make up for that awful line about the weather. Your mind is racing. Then you\u2019re thinking about how awkward the silence is. Either the person leaves, or you leave.<\/p>\n Now you\u2019re stuck in the corner of the room, looking like a wallflower. People-watching is one of your favourite past times. But now you look like a loner, like someone with no friends. And you realise people-watching is kind of creepy.<\/p>\n You, the introvert, wish you were anywhere but here. Okay, home. You want to be at home<\/em>. You want to continue binge-watching that awesome new TV series you just started. In your pyjamas. With chocolate. With no one else around.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n You look super creepy people-watching. So you pretend to look social. Like you\u2019re texting someone super\u00a0<\/em>important. And having a long conversation with them. Oh, they\u2019re so chatty and super interesting.<\/p>\n You\u2019re sick of pretending to text someone. You\u2019re super bored. And what if someone asked who you were talking to? So you just scroll through Facebook on your phone – total introvert move. For the tenth time. Reading the same statuses over and over, you just want to gauge your eyes out. You keep refreshing in hopes that someone will post something new.<\/p>\n You\u2019re so bored, it\u2019s time to go for a walk and see if any pets live in this house. And when you find a cute dog or cat, you hang with it and pat it. You\u2019re so thankful there\u2019s someone who understands you. And you wish you were the pet.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s way too humid and crowded inside, and you start to hyperventilate. So you escape to the bathroom and lock yourself in there. All alone. Ahhh space. You finally have time and room to breathe. And text someone to get you the hell out of here.<\/p>\n Ahhh someone arrives to pick you up. Finally. You slip out the door, and a huge wave of relief washes over you. You\u2019re finally going home, to your safe space. Where you can continue binge-watching your favourite TV series \u2026 or just go to sleep. You made an appearance, that\u2019s the main thing. Then, you tried to socialise, and you tried to be a be extroverted for a night. You look at your phone. Oh no, there\u2019s another party invite.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Parties are often overwhelming for the introvert people. Parties include heaps of strangers or people we know and what to avoid, crowded spaces, and claustrophobia. Introverts would much rather spend a night-in at home. The second you arrive, you realise you shouldn\u2019t have come (or maybe it was a lot sooner). You shouldn\u2019t have promised…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25152,"featured_media":142559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8820],"tags":[15606,19030,11862,8380],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-142558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-party-life","tag-confessions","tag-introver","tag-introvert","tag-party"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n2. Trying to come up with things to talk about<\/h2>\n
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3. The awkward silence (as you think of what to say)<\/h2>\n
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4. Standing in the corner of the room<\/h2>\n
5. Fantasising about being home<\/h2>\n
6. Pretending to text someone on your phone<\/h2>\n
7. Giving up and just scrolling through Facebook on your phone<\/h2>\n
8. Finding the pets and hanging with them<\/h2>\n
9. Going to the bathroom to escape and recharge<\/h2>\n
10. Leaving early<\/h2>\n
Are you an introvert, an extrovert, or somewhere in-between? Do you relate to any of these points (or all of them)? What are your party coping strategies?<\/h3>\n
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