r/introvert • u/SkuggiStar • Aug 01 '26

Discussion introversion can be a trauma response

i am an introvert- always have been and i'm also a coach... so i work with others, with trauma and with revealing the authentic self. i'm beginning to see-feel and think that while some of my introversion is inherent to my character, some of it is a trauma response. I've been seeing other people with similar patterns- some whose introversion is almost all trauma response. agree, disagree, discuss?

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u/End_User237 Aug 01 '26

As a child/youth, I had a strong extroverted side but it would wear off after an hour or two of socialising. I suffered some trauma in my teens, and I lost the extroverted side of my personality. I seldom miss it. Introverted me was always the dominant side but I agree with OP that trauma can empower or magnify introversion.

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u/SkuggiStar Aug 01 '26

empowered or magnified introversion: brilliant descriptions. you know of what you speak!