Introvert Filter: please help me revive a friendship! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 27, 2009 - 18 answers

One bachelorette party, ten miscellaneous female guests, one extremely introverted organizer (that's me!). Activities are set, but what little things can I do (or how should I behave) to keep things cohesive and lively, instead of awkward or lame? [more inside]
posted by yersinia on Sep 17, 2009 - 9 answers

How does a naturally introverted girl adjust to college life while living in a single dorm her freshman year? [more inside]
posted by punchdrunkhistory on Aug 6, 2009 - 42 answers

Where can I find, order and purchase, by this evening, a T-shirt that says "Lurker" in big white letters? (Or would that be a bad idea?) Alternatively: please help me find ways to minimize or avoid social anxiety awkwardness at the PDX meetup. [more inside]
posted by Two unicycles and some duct tape on Jul 18, 2009 - 28 answers

Inside this introvert is an extrovert trying to get out. Help me. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 22, 2009 - 16 answers

How can I be outgoing without the use of alcohol? [more inside]
posted by flibbertigibbet on Apr 12, 2009 - 11 answers

Help me deal with high stakes situations without turning people off and giving myself headaches. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 11, 2009 - 8 answers

I need to know how to enjoy my own company. That is, I need to know how to enjoy my own company enough so that I don't have pangs of envy whenever I see long-term acquaintances having a great time with each other and with Facebook photos to show for it. [more inside]
posted by drea on Jun 7, 2008 - 11 answers

Coping/patience advice for someone going on a large synagogue tour to Israel. [more inside]
posted by gillyflower on Nov 29, 2007 - 17 answers

Help me overcome and introverted nature. [more inside]
posted by mintchip on Nov 22, 2007 - 20 answers

I've always admired people who are just genuinely nice, warm folks and inspire everyone they talk to. I'd like to be one of those people when I grow up, but I don't know how to do it. Sometimes, when I do or say nice things, people get freaked out and think that I'm hitting on them, want something from them or am being insincere. That isn't the case, but every time it happens, I get a little more timid about doing nice things for people. It's easy to get by with a prickly Dorothy Parker routine, but that's not how I want to live my life. And I'm sick of not doing or saying nice things just because I'm not socially adept enough to pull it off. Being an asshole is easy, and no one ever questions your motives. How can I, as an introvert, act upon my nice impulses without freaking people out? What's the secret to being a mensch?
posted by freshwater_pr0n on Nov 14, 2007 - 28 answers

Please help me kill my introversion before it kills my relationships. [more inside]
posted by allkindsoftime on Oct 16, 2007 - 40 answers

Eye contact, smiling and how to be more approachable? [more inside]
posted by mintchip on Apr 1, 2007 - 15 answers

I keep my friends "separate" from each other. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 3, 2006 - 10 answers

Has there been any respected comprehensive research about whether extraverts are more successful in life than introverts or vice versa? Financially? What about in terms of life satisfaction, suicide rates, number of marriages etc? [more inside]
posted by zaebiz on Jul 11, 2006 - 7 answers

I'm very introverted, I have a very extroverted friend who is spending the weekend... how can I remain a good host? [more inside]
posted by jacobjacobs on May 3, 2006 - 16 answers

I'm moving into a line of work where I will have to talk to people more than usual, work with them on projects, and generally be fairly talkative and sociable. I have no trouble with my friends or people I know well, but sometimes, with new people, I clam up, or talk quickly in one long monotonous ramble - yet sometimes I'm fine. It's basically a lack of confidence in myself - how can I trick myself into feeling confident, or at least talking normally?
posted by anonymous on Jan 24, 2005 - 17 answers