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Yeetin_Boomer_Actual t1_jedhcmf wrote

Introvert or not, i actually say how i feel now.

It ends conversation most acceptably.

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CrigglestheFirst t1_jef90wq wrote

Do you mind giving an example of how it ends a conversation acceptably?

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ninto1 t1_jefsvcl wrote

Can confirm. Nobody wants to hear me talk about my struggles with social interaction for like an hour.

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Fury_Blackwolf t1_jedhemk wrote

I don't think people would want to hear every day: "Yupp, still depressed and i still feel the existential dread weighing down on me while feeling completely lost and hopeless. Anyway, how are you? New haircut? How about that weather we're having?"

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Synigm4 t1_jefb1p5 wrote

They asked. They find out. Don't come to the introvert with your inanity next time.

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The_Buttsex_Man t1_jedkyxf wrote

extroverts don't respond honestly to that either my man. "how are you" isn't an actual question

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GoblinQueen6969 t1_jedifd1 wrote

thats not because of being introverted, thats because of having social anxiety and other health problems combined

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ReDoooooo t1_jee37t4 wrote

This is true so many people seem to mix being introverted with social anxiety.

I am very much an introvert I don't feel I need many people to be happy. I find socialising tiring and need some time along to recharge after. I don't get nervous about meeting people and I do not have any issues telling people how I feel if the really want to know.

I can also talk to people with no issue. When I feel like it I'm happy to go party with a bunch of people. My job involves interacting with people on both a personal and professional level all day which I have no issues with except it makes me feel drain and in need of a rest after.

Would I be happier playing games all day in a quite room fuck yeah do I freak out about having to deal with people hell no.

I am an introvert with no social anxiety we are real.

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The2ndbutroyal t1_jedjbx4 wrote

broo nobody actually says how they're doing...

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Tall-Surround-24 t1_jedl0kd wrote

Introvert or not just say good and move on people are not really asking , it's a greeting thing

they don't care so don't bother and don't make yourself look needy ,SUCK IT UP !

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AirCommando12 t1_jef6las wrote

What a genuinely shit take. If it’s a real friend asking and you really don’t feel ok then it’s good to be honest. I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for some close friends checking up on me.

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BarrrT1996 t1_jedpm8b wrote

My answer is “could be better” 100% of the time

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MxVibin t1_jedqedh wrote

This is so very true

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ShawnParksPost t1_jeducqe wrote

I'm an introvert, but I am one of those people who does not say "good" or "fine" if I am not actually doing good or fine. To me, it feels dishonest. I don't like lying to people without having an actual important reason to do so. Sometimes, I will just choose to treat the question as a greeting rather than as an actual question, but when I do that, I respond with a real greeting like "hello" instead of responding with a fictional answer to the non-question.

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KingOfThePlayPlace t1_jedlrzf wrote

If asks me how I am I just say “yup, how are you?” Or “I sure am” it’s funny to watch the other person have a moment where they heard the answer, but it doesn’t line up with what they asked, but I said it so quickly and confidently that it must be correct, so they just stare for a second before they ask “what?” And I just keep going with the interaction like nothing happened

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CoronaBlue t1_jedoyc2 wrote

It has nothing to do with being an introvert. If you are too honest they will send you to jail... I mean, the "hospital".

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Snoo_75864 t1_jedximk wrote

I respond honestly, does that make me your king or something.

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Kanomus_37 t1_jedylo2 wrote

Obviously you can't be honest there, do you want to be seen as boring, depressed, attention seeker, too talkative, or multiple of these and be ignored, interrupted, frowned upon, told to shut up or multiple of these?

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UnstableNuclearCake t1_jee1rqh wrote

Well, technically "I'm alive" is an honest response.

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SpringBreakJesus t1_jeekh70 wrote

I've started responding with "still here" which is just vague enough to not concern the other person.

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PikkuinenPikkis t1_jee3348 wrote

Don’t wanna bother people with my problems

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tatertotty4 t1_jee3uqd wrote

yah my doorman ppl probably think im insane. i fuck up every small talk interaction when i walk by and rarely leave my apartment lol. last week i started saying how im doing but also entered spinning doors so awkwardly just kinda stopped talking mid sentence and mouthed “thank u” and left

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another42 t1_jeebl0r wrote

As an introvert ... Not really, it depends on the situation

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FormerTechnician9060 t1_jeeizbq wrote

Everyone ask HOW are you, no one asks WHAT are you

Existential dread intensifies

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TheEmeraldKnite t1_jeepuvj wrote

This happened to my friend in like the seventh grade? And he said "In love with you" and walked away.

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GameyRDT t1_jeeymqr wrote

Not good, I have so many things to talk about but I’m afraid I’d annoyed people who ended up listening to it.

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Ok-Ihatetiktoc t1_jeeysrt wrote

My dad is trying to rip me out of my shell lol

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Craigothy-YeOldeLord t1_jeezcvf wrote

Want people to stop asking how are you doing? Tell them the truth, the long, depressing, soul crushing truth, they won't ask again....

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ELBagre_ t1_jefddfh wrote

I say how i'm feeling and they think I'm joking

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Despair4All t1_jefl831 wrote

I say I'm "okay" or "alright" but deep down there is a constant stress building up along with a lot of powerful and painful emotions.

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jackofzero t1_jefrd2a wrote

They ask "hey, how are you?" And I proceed to list everything in my life that's wrong, watching them regret the decision to ask me in the first place.

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contacts_eyes t1_jefrwdn wrote

This barista at Starbucks asked me how my day was and I actually felt compelled to tell her it hadn’t been so great. She was really nice about it.

To be clear I usually respond with “okay” or “fine” whether it was a good day or not, but for some reason i felt like i had to be honest that day

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ComicBookFanatic97 t1_jefwiqa wrote

You’re supposed to be honest? I thought the correct answer was always “Good. How about you?” because the other person is just being polite and doesn’t actually care.

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Glitchkrieg21 t1_jeg5vfc wrote

I just say tired since I’m a night owl as well as an introvert.

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waster_x t1_jegqf9z wrote

My go-to answer is "Well enough." If they ask for clarification; "I've had better, but I've also had worse. I'm doing well enough."

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WantedCoyote_ t1_jeh2j2f wrote

I ask other people how they are, knowing they will say "good" so I don't ask why they are feeling the way they are actually feeling, but when they say good I ask why. Some spend a few minutes to respond.

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