Just because you’re an introvert doesn’t mean you’re a loner.Īs a teenager, I went through a period of feeling like I was missing out. What Introverted Teenagers Should Know 1. However, there are a few things I wish I could tell my sixteen-year-old self - and today’s introverted teenagers. What was wrong with me?Ī decade later, I now realize I am simply an introvert, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that in the least. I couldn’t figure out my constant need to recharge and reflect. I didn’t understand why I felt happiest alone or why I could only bring myself to hang out with one or two friends at a time.
I just knew I was different and didn’t fit the mold of the traditionally involved and sociable high school kid. But instead of joining the fun, I became increasingly overwhelmed and hypersensitive to the hustle-bustle and retreated to the far side of the courtyard…or the back corner of the classroom, or the last stall of the bathroom in the academic building where anyone rarely visited.īack then, no one explained to me what an introvert was. Having attended one of the largest, most populated high schools in South Florida, I literally watched thousands of my peers’ involvement in clubs, sports, and school musicals. “Popcorn reading” was torture, and I often became flustered and dizzy when my teachers forced me to read aloud. “It’s part of your participation grade,” they’d enforce as I sunk into my chair. For as much as I liked learning and received top grades, I hated participating in group activities and refused to speak up in front of my classmates. I enjoyed school and did well in my classes, and had a handful of nice friends who I’m still close to today.īut life wasn’t always peachy, and I struggled to find a true sense of belonging, particularly during my teenage years. I grew up in South Florida where it was summertime all year round.
My parents were (and still are) loving and supportive.
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