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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I feel this way most of the time. I feel like an outsider looking in or just observing. It happens to me when I allow my introverted self to take over. It was much easier when I was drinking to let that be the social lubricant.
In the past couple of years, I've learned to adjust without drinking and find that it's not that difficult to get past it most of the time.
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It's typical for me to reserve my comments in a group conversation to the extent that I could be considered an outsider. The act of observing and listening comes naturally to me, which could perhaps be attributed to my heavily skewed position on the latter side of the Extra/Intro scale. When I do speak, however, everyone listens carefully - they know that I have something important to express. That can be an advantage, depending on the situation.