Author Topic: AT LAST!!! (Read 3728 times)

bt096 · « **on:** February 21, 2006, 02:08:23 PM »

I absolutly love this book. I am 23 years old, I have a been strspamling a lot lately with how I am. But now I have a greater understanding of why I act and think the way I do. What a relief! This book has so many wonderful insites.

DaytonaKit · « **Reply #1 on:** February 21, 2006, 02:08:23 PM »

I hear you. I didn't strspamle with needing more alone time than others when I was growing up, however the book was a real eye-opener. It explained a lot of other things about me and gave me some good tools.

What insights in the book stood out the most to you?

Susan · « **Reply #2 on:** February 21, 2006, 02:08:23 PM »

I really like this book too. I knew I was an introvert but hadn't realized how much of an introvert I was! Thanks for helpful hints.

shelby · « **Reply #3 on:** February 21, 2006, 02:08:23 PM »

This book has been instrumental in helping me start to not only accept myself, but also extroverts. In understanding how innies and outies interact, often negatively, I realize both sides have misconceptions about the other. I now realize that I misunderstand outies as much as they misunderstand me, which makes me feel less like a victim. I used to dislike many extroverts, because some have a way of making you feel like they are better than you, more powerful somehow. Now, I'm starting to stand up for myself more and not apologizing for the way I am as much. I'm also trying to open up more to people - even extroverts - and realize I was often as hard on them as they were on me.

acutenurse · « **Reply #4 on:** February 21, 2006, 02:08:23 PM »

I love the book also. I am also very introverted and it helped me to understand myself alot more. I usually love alone time. It is nothing like it

It is nice to have a website to meet other introverts. Introverts have it going on!!!!!

kfcaudell · « **Reply #5 on:** February 21, 2006, 02:08:23 PM »

It's a great book. I think I'm going to have to read it again.

Pelle · « **Reply #6 on:** February 21, 2006, 02:08:23 PM »

Why this page is no longer updated?

I'm from Poland and here this book was published lately - I absolutely love this book!!! Do you know any books about being an introvert that can be compared to this one??

Harosim · « **Reply #7 on:** February 21, 2006, 02:08:23 PM »

What a great book. I am a bartender. I am around extroverts all the time. I always wondered why my friends went out all the time and why I could not keep up. They would get on to me when I just wanted to sit at home. They would say "you just going to sit there all alone by your self and do nothing?". My reply would be "ya I think that its great, you dont do that?". When I did go out I prefered bars where I could sit and talk to people, not the big clubs. I just felt overwhelmed at the clubs. Now I know why. I thought it was just me because all my friends were bartenders also and they were all major extroverts. I recommend this book to everyone, even the extroverts so they can understand us more.

Carol May · « **Reply #8 on:** February 21, 2006, 02:08:23 PM »

So many "Aha!" moments from Marti's book. I've been fascinated by personality/temperament for years, and knew I was INTJ/Melancholic-Phlegmatic. But this book filled in gaps which still existed. Like my strong dislike of the phone (no teenage, "girlie-girlie", endless conversations for me!), hatred of crowds and parties (and crowded parties), strong preference for solitude, silence and a good book. I'm not a hermit, but can see their point of view! I was lucky to be married to a man who, though more extrovert than me, had enough innie traits so that we understood each other's innie needs, and with whom I could enjoy that wonderful thing between two people: companionable silence.

Carol May

xrayjames · « **Reply #9 on:** February 21, 2006, 02:08:23 PM »

Welcome, Carole May!

« **Reply #10 on:** February 21, 2006, 02:08:23 PM »

AT LAST!!!

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