Credits: Stephen Hawking and Agile Cockpit
Preface: I just need to
address that the purpose of this is to uplift people, and provoke observers to
consider what it is like for someone who carry “wallflower” characteristics. In
no way is this to demean or shame anyone. The “anthem” of this topic is to
encompass individuality and self-acceptance. If you so choose, then please give
yourself an opportunity to continue to read past this introduction. J
Alright,
so most of us can visualize a world where we can try to live life on the edge
and be adventurous to an extent. Some of us really thrive off being in the thick
of life on a daily basis. Perhaps this can seem effortless for some people, but
what about if someone may feel reservations or inhibitions? Does he/she feel
the need to conform by the peer pressure to change in exchange of risking
authenticity losses? What happens when a shy nobody loses himself/herself in
the crowd of adventurers or extroverts? Does an introvert lose a sense of his/her
beliefs, values and voice if conformity to change is unmet? It is possible
someone might experience this sense of confusion and distraction; indeed, the
sense of that loss might feel lonely and severely numbing. Even so, these are
questions that some, if not most, introverts think about by a perplexed
conscience.
In
some cases of introversion, by experience and observation, the idea one has to
change his/her personality traits can manipulate his/her feelings, which in
turn might manifests into possible self-doubt. Certainly most people intend to
help rather than harm. Often times we forget that to change simply someone is
almost futile; however, an extravert may interject an assertion to help an
introvert escape his/her inhibitions rather than harm him/her. Realistically,
it is simple to tell an introvert to release from the chains or disperse from looming
the shadows. An introvert may feel a self-imposed affliction but know to do
what is best for him/her. More often likely a peer or whoever might view an
introvert as being “different” and breaking a threshold, just by remaining
genuine to his/her inner-being. Quite possibly, an introvert may reflect about
the idea of “the norm” in relation to what he/she may lack from extroversion.
Over time an introvert can
learn that he/she has no reason to change, that he/she is already cool enough
to be, just be himself/herself. On the other hand, an introvert might feel
influenced by societal perceptions to fit into an outgoing, immersive culture
filled with wonderful, luminescent and courageous extraverts — ones that live
unapologetically liberated and live by his/her life’s standards. Perhaps that
is the feeling, the extreme tight-woven bond that restricts an introvert to
feel liberation — and yet again feels a cloud of self-discouragement and doubt.
That unbearable streak of doubt can manifest into a distressed mind. On another
note, as an introvert he/she can transpire a pent-up hidden energy into
something progressive. It would take some effort and self-discovery to exude it
and it is possible. Just like an extraverted peer, an introverted individual
withstands the power to counteract the mental adversity that challenges
him/her. And with that release of internalized anxiety and overbearing mental
self-conscientiousness comes a breaking point for an introvert; so he/she can reassure
himself/herself can be capable to live openly.
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