Response to Abigail Lindamood (3/8/10)

Q1:Do extroverts ever feel the need to "get away" in the absence of social stressors?

Generally speaking this is an extremely interesting topic to blog about and something the average college student experiences on a daily basis. As you stated there are two different types of people, introverts and extroverts. An introvert as an individual in which obtain energy through relaxation, finding highly social situations to be draining after a while, and needing to take a break every now and then. While on the other hand, extroverts are the complete opposite thriving on social interactions as their energy. I am would also say that my behaviors are highly introverted around school but around work and athletics, my behavior becomes a hybrid between the both. The reason why I would have to say that my behavior is highly extroverted is because in general I am a self motivator and natural energy is prevalent throughout my body. However the more people I see that are working extremely hard, it just makes myself want to work harder and harder. However switching back to the academic environment, the reason why I tend to be more introverted is because school tends to be extremely stressful due to the multitude of work presented on a daily basis. Also there are many times in which personal time is extremely vital during peak academic semesters and personally, just being around people just stresses myself out even more.

But in response to your question, I believe that extroverts do have to "get away" from society because there is no such thing as a human being that never needs any personal time. Psychologically how can anyone or a personal be around people every moment of the day and every day of the week. Physically I could never see it happening because people do create stress either by themselves or from another person or people. There is no such thing as the perfect person in anything, everyone needs some type of personal time off whether they like it or not, and it creates a healthier environment for anyone mentally.