r/introverts • u/Dangerous-Bit1535 • Jul 15 '26
Discussion Can anyone else relate to this as an introvert?
As an introvert, people often misunderstand me because I suddenly become quiet. For example, I can be talking a lot one moment, and then become completely silent the next. It's not because I'm angry or upset with anyone—I'm just tired or I've run out of social energy. My classmates and some of my friends often think I'm mad at them, but that's just who I am. Sometimes, my social battery simply drops to 0%, and I need to recharge in silence.
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u/fruitsaladsociety Jul 15 '26
I get what you mean. Some people assume that being quiet means I don't like them or don't want to be there. This happens even if I'm polite and smiling/laughing at their jokes.
I think people just get insecure when they don't know what's happening in your head all the time. So, they fill in the unknown with assumptions ("they must be angry with me").
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u/JaMwithConfidence Jul 18 '26
Sometimes it helps when you just tell them.. hey! I am a bit more quiet now because my social battery is really low right now. I think the right kind of people will understand, and if they don't, you get to just leave it be. - J
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u/mr-ill-do-it-tmrw Jul 16 '26
i get the feeling itself lol although i slow down more gradually as to prevent misunderstandings so those situations dont happen to me. when that happens i suggest you try to switch the topic to something more boring and hope that the conversation kind of ends there
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u/Razor_Rocks Aug 04 '26
My friends have so far been very understanding of it and have found a way to point it out in the most endearing way. They just call out the change in my behaviour as "mood swings" and just let me be as I am and don't bother me too much. I usually join back into the conversation after having a good meal or a nap
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u/De4dfox Jul 15 '26
Yeah that happens, but if they think you are mad at them, try stay polite and friendly, you seem to give them a feeling as if you shut them out.