Carl Jung’s Theory on Introverts, Extraverts, and Ambiverts 

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You know you're an introvert when Corona didn't change your life that much.

I feel the most extroverted when I’m socializing with another introvert.

“He confronted 500 babies” i fucking lost it

I'm an introvert, but not shy. In my profession, I've done public speaking to hundreds of people, and thought nothing of it. That said, I can identify with a Facebook post I saw un a YT video: "After I speak to a person for an hour, I need to be alone for 24 hours".

A have the feeling that 90% of the viewer are introverts.

I think I understand... introverts have arrows going into their head, while extraverts have arrows coming out of their head.

I am introvert, I read a lot, watch documentaries, paint, sculpt and I love nature. I can't be around loud people, they stress me out. Thank you for sharing this.

I'm a total introvert, I was once in a four-hour long group meeting with 8 people during university and didn't speak a single word. However, when the self-proclaimed leader of our group questioned my involvement, I showed her the 16-page meeting minute that I had written and the half-page analysis and summary. Basically, I concentrated the four hours of brainstorming and various tangents into something the group can work with moving forward.

Thank God for the first time in a video someone actually got it right that being shy and introvert aren't the same thing..

As an introvert, I've practiced social distancing for years.

The description of the introvert child felt quite accurate to me. Superficial conversions in group settings are the most draining thing one can experience, it's essentially people talking about their own selves or gossiping... then wondering why we can't be bothered to join in! Also I am convinced that there are way more people with introvert tendencies than they dare to admit, because of social pressure and greater rewards being associated with displaying extroverted forms of behaviour.

I used to be an ultra-introvert in high school. Nowadays people laugh at me when I say I am an introvert, just because I’m not shy and I smile all the time. I believe socializing is just like any other skill that you can learn and there is nothing wrong with getting a few social hacks here and there.

Ambiverts : {Exist} Thanos : *"Perfectly balanced, as all things should be"*

I get teased by extroverts for being quiet, avoidant, and kind of awkward, but I avoid them because they are energy vampires seeking to steal my life force. True story.

I'm an introvert. I get sick of people telling me I spend too much time alone. Us introverts are misunderstood. Even when I was in the infants at school, I liked playing by myself. I was full of imagination. Nothing wrong with that.

I love to give parties, but I hate going to them. Making sure everyone has food, drink and playing music makes me feel like I'm socializing without actually getting stuck in a conversation.

I feel very extroverted lately _opens window blinds a little_

I'm an extrovert and my best friend is introvert so, I know how introverts are, they're not all shy and socially awkward. They just don't want to be with a whole lot of crowd because they don't know what to do with them and whoever says that parties are not for introvert is a complete lie, they just need a friend to be comfortable with, then they won't care who they're surrounded with and that's one of the best thing about them. All extrovert should have an introvert friend. They make the best combo.

You know you’re an introvert when lockdown is heaven on earth, and you look forward to the next.

I don't feel like an introvert until I'm around people ^^' But I adore extroverted people. I can kick back and just listen. They have so much to share and speak so confidently- it's uplifting and encouraging ♡

"I'm An InTrOvErT bEcAuSe I'm ShY" I'm an introvert because I recharge by myself.

So introverted that when they announced lockdown I thought, "Streets are empty, my time go out."

This is the best explanation of introverts I’ve seen. A lot of people don’t believe I’m an introvert because I’m not shy and can talk to anyone. But I don’t do small talk or casual friendships. I like deep intimacy and a lot of alone time.

As an introvert, because I was usually quiet, sometimes in group settings other people thought that I was disinterested, or outright dumb and assumed I couldn't follow what was discussed. This is really frustrating. Has anyone else experienced this?

As an introvert, I've found that people will often cut me off while I'm formulating an answer, or finish my sentence for me in a way that's terribly shallow compared to what I was actually going to say, if not completely wrong. I think this is why introverts are tormented by extroverts, while the reverse isn't an issue. To them we are boring or invisible, but not an impediment to their expression.

I feel like there is a lot of people claiming they are introverts, when they are in fact extroverts. Just like how being introvert doesn’t mean ur socially awkward and/or shy, being extrovert doesn’t mean ur not socially awkward and/or shy. You might be a shy extrovert, who associate that shyness to introversion, either consciously or unconsciously.

I'd describe myself as being an introvert, and I can definitely relate to the part about being drained by social situations. Especially in groups with people who im not close friends with. I can last a little while, but after that i find it hard to keep up, then I end up being quiet, and I get this feeling like im not being myself which i think is the worst part.

Actually i like socializing with close circle friends, i cant totally live without them, but only close friends. I get awkward or confused if I am to interact with many strangers.. but after socializing so much I get annoyed to everyone and just want to stay on my room surf the net and play games. Afterwards, I am fine.

everyone seems to be an introvert in the comments so here is an extroverted person's point of view. Being outside is like a part of you, especially during quarantine most of us literally lost a part of ourselves. We find it hard to get through the day because we are deprived of social attention, it's a fuel that keeps us going. Sometimes you may find us annoying, but if you really try and slow us down we will listen. Also, not all extroverts think introverts are quiet or annoying. Most of us are dying to say 'hi' but are scared that you would ignore us or you would think we are the annoying ones breaking your silence.

Most of my friends are extroverted and their constant small talk can be really draining as I don’t know how to keep up. However I’m not shy and do enjoy socializing with smaller groups of good friends. It takes me weeks to warm up to someone where as my friends make instant connections. Best way I can explain it.

I've been mostly an introvert. In 5th grade, i took on being an extrovert, and was immediately, consistently ridiculed for my extroversion. So, I receded, stayed an introvert to protect myself, all through public school. Eventually, I became a musician, studying intensely at home. I became enamored about performance, and began to try it at open mic's. I developed my skills, and drew people who coached me, encouraged me. I became comfortable on stage. Eventually, I wanted to perform for a living. A partner showed me how to market myself (an extrovert's work), do business. I bit the bullet, got work, got to work. I did it for 10 years.... but the introvert within prevailed. I got tired of the endless, relentless hustle. It was time to recede. I became a welder, where I could sit at my bench, and get lost in my work. On occasion, I'd do a performance... and my inner extrovert would pop out. I'd be humorous, entertaining, witty, magnanimous, everyone had a good time. I do like both aspects of myself now... but am mostly, an introvert. I live most of the time, alone, and enjoy it immensely... but persue opportunities to perform, be the entertainer.

I'm an introvert but my life is so filled with "down time" and solitude, I actually look forward to parties, meetups, social gatherings, etc.. Simply because I need some of that and I rarely get it.

Teachers wanted to hold me back in elementary school because I was too quiet even though I had straight A’s. I love that people are actually acknowledging differences. It is hard to be a quiet child growing up in a loud world without support or answers. 🥰

Thank you for the informational video on Introverts, Extraverts, & Ambiverts, and all their differences and how they obtain energy as well

Wow I learned I'm an ambivert. Really explains why I was so outgoing and social during my elementary/preteen years, but suddenly in high school I started to feel my energy drain from the constant expectations of my family and friends, and instead of being honest and asking for help I just cowered into introversion and all my friends from back then were scared off cause I was a completely different person and that must have made them think I was lying the whole time or manipulating them. 7 years later, I got diagnosed for adult ADHD-C a month ago and started meds, slowly but surely leaning towards extrovert again now, I'm making eye contact and smiling at random people and it feels both awesome and depressing that it's going to probably going to shift back and forth between the 2 for the rest of my life

it might change over time, i used to be extreme introvert in childhood, and moves towards ambivert later on

Ambivert here! I'm around 54% ex and 46% in and for me, I get stimulated by both! But once there's too much of one thing, like when I haven't had alone time for a while I get overwhelmed but if I'm alone for too long I get lonely and underestimulated. For me, my social life is a balancing act! Talking to people gives me a boost in energy and confidence but being by myself gives me time to think about life!

I was just talking about this with some of my friends. As a group we're a mix of extroverts and introverts, but one of my more introverted friends said that during the pandemic he realized he is more extroverted than he thought, as while he mostly prefers to take time to himself and not be in groups, his depression worsened from not being out as much even though he doesn't live alone. Early on he thought it wouldn't affect him much since he already was indoors a lot, but it definitely made a big difference. I guess it's like the girl in the video who sits in the park and watches others have fun- my friend likes to just go to the grocery store or sit in a quiet booth at a restaurant with maybe one other person and just have the other people be an ambient part of his surroundings, but it actually gives him a lot of the socialization he needs. I don't totally get it myself, but I think it's pretty cool that he figured that out about himself.

the sketches are really fascinating and amazing. you presented the visual arts so good. i love it.

Introverted definitely. I remember people getting mad at me because I don’t answer them quickly. Most of the time it’ll take me a good thirty seconds to come up with an answer. That’s why I learned to lie quickly.

I avoid social gatherings like the plague. I'm owning this lock down.

Ambiverts need more attention in videos like these. I'm a total ambivert myself. I always want to hear everyone's input and then think about the information, chew on it for a bit, and come up with some more ideas. Then suggest those ideas to others. And then think about them some more. It's a cycle. While I have a tendency to come up with quick ideas, I also despise superficial conversations and would rather be alone than deal with boring people who chat about inane things. All my friends are introverts and I don't get along well with extroverts because my inconsistent energy makes it hard for us to interact. I'm not quite introverted enough to balance them, but not extroverted enough to keep up with them. Introverts are so easy. They handle both sides of me really well because I don't stress them out as much as extroverts do. I wish there was more research on ambiversion though. I know I'm not the only person who feels like a walking paradox.

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Tch, can you imagine Talking to seniors? Absolute madlad right there

As an introvert, I wish I had a teacher who had allowed more thinking time, for years I've questioned why I can't be as quick as others with answers and though my grades were good I thought since I lacked this I mustn't be as smart

I believe that I am an ambivert. I have taken the Myers-Briggs personality test about 6 times and have fallen on both sides of the Extraversion / Introversion category about equally. I had been calling myself an extraverted introvert before I heard the term ambivert.

since the 20s and 60s, we've made a lot of progress discovering the relationships that genetics and environment have on brain development. but despite this, I think the original ideas hold true. I also think that our inner extrovert and inner introvert come out of hiding when in the company of people who interest us-- and even more so in comfortable environments

I identify as an ambivert. Some days I wanna hang out and party while some days I want to stay home and chill. Anyone else an ambivert?

I'm not quite sure when or why, but at some point it seems like it became trendy to identify as an introvert. I expected the comment section to reflect this and seem to have been correct (extrovert comments are few and far between compared to introvert comments). I'd be interested in reading anyone's thoughts on this phenomenon.

It's important to know that being depressed and staying in all day due to our governments response to Covid does not make you an Introvert.

Having done the Myers Briggs test several times during my working life, I found that I am an introvert, and score in the 90% plus on introversion. Since Covid I have been working from home rather than in a crowded, open plan office, and it has made a significant difference to my energy levels and how I feel every day.

Definitely an introvert, i get my energy back by staying away from people, i hate talking to many people at once it makes my brain hurt anf i hate talking about subjects i don't enjoy so i end up leaving the group or stay quiet which makes people think I'm shy

Any introvert here?

I think I am now a Ambivert. I was always a extrovert growing up but when I was in my early 30's, I was in a car collision causing a brain injury along with CPTSD, dredging up history of numerous trauma I avoided dealing with at the time. My recuperation has been over several years and is still ongoing I think because the more I learn, the more I am intrigued for more. It was circumstance that forced me to become introverted and now that I have become more confident being the new me, I again am becoming more extroverted. I kind of look at these theories as categorical labels attempting to describe human behavior but as the bell-curve shown, it is overlapping gradients, dependent of circumstances and/or experience. Namely, levels of comfort to be able to act how one wishes to act in particular stimuli. "All else being equal" can not be utilized to create this doctrine. I think humans may develop an overall appearance of intro or extro verted, but the reality is based within circumstances and our familiarity to it and the conglomeration of these behaviors that would equal one of these three labels.

Wow, honestly this makes so much sense. You explained it so well, thank you.

After this video I can say I’m definitely mixed. I love talking to people and I gain energy by socializing, but I only like meaningful conversations. More over, when I first meet a person I’m definitely quiet and shy, but the more they know me I’m becoming more extroverted 😄

I really like those drawings. And the way you explain psychological facts is so punchy and at the same time scientific. You've done great job here!

We’re all ambiverts but the more we accomplish within either introverted/extroverted activities, the stronger our ability is to use those activities to replenish energy! Basically the more you practice, the better you get. I believe everyone has the ability to get great at being both!!

Good presentation. As an introvert in her 70s, I can remember when introversion was considered to be a psychological problem.

Introvert: -Party?- You mean me, my dog, best friend, Netflix, and ice cream? Extrovert: Party? *COUNT ME IN* Ambivert: Party? (On Monday) *COUNT ME IN* (On Tuesday) You mean me, my dog, best friend, Netflix, and ice cream?

I always thought of myself as an introvert, having spent most of my recharging time playing video games alone. but as covid had shown me, I really struggled not having social interaction and it turns out i really needed it to recharge my brain aswell!

I am an introvert for sure. I am okay interacting with others, but I really enjoy spending time by myself. I am not shy of talking in front of people, I am a teacher I speak with children and families all the time; but again I love when I don't have to talk.

Took me 35 years to realize I wasn't abnormal, just an introvert!

It's a true joy when you happen on someone who shares your sense of humor or wit or just your general mindset. Much of time you have to play the common man's game and spout general popular euphemisms but internally your in your own world and pick your spots to talk but generally are having a inner ongoing conversation/ narrative with yourself.

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I love how you mentioned that introverts are not necessarily shy, but rather prefer quiet time to recharge after being surrounded by people. This is something that many people don't understand, so it's great to see it explained clearly in this video.

Hell yeah I'm a ambivert : I like going out in parties and talk with everyone. And I like being alone at home for long period and don't talk to anybody !

Introverts don't exactly like small talk because it's just the white of the bread. There are no real nutrients in it, just empty calories. We wanna get straight to the meat!

I think it's incredibly hard not to be' shy when you're an introvert. I'm an introvert. And since I don't spend much time around my peers, I get nervous around them. It's easier for me to talk to older people and people generally older than me because they tend to be calmer and slower when they talk as opposed to my peers who jump from subject to subject and expect you to talk fast and keep up with them. This gives me social anxiety cause I end up either mumbling mumbo jumbo or putting on a facade. I find it difficult to jump from topic to topic and would rather make deep meaningful conversations with older people.

I definitely think it gets more complex as you analyze a larger population sample, but the spectrum is still fundamentally established by intro, extra, and ambi.

When I was young extrovert. As I got older I am introvert.

I am introverted. I'm fine with talking over technology. I also get wasted (insanely exhausted) when around lots of people. I am also very paranoid and not very trusting of strangers. Also, my short term memory often fails on me.

I've been an ambivert ever since I was eleven years old and got out of the introvert box I was put into after developing communication skills throughout school. Whenever I take personality tests I will score slightly introverted or slightly extroverted depending on my mood. I've worked on this and will escape from situations where I am put into the introvert box. Extreme extroverts hate me because I get frustrated when I can't get a word in edgeways and eventually I will give up listening to their long and boring monologues and either start a side conversation, switch off and daydream or look at my phone or walk away. Extreme introverts also hate me because I want to communicate verbally and don't want to play guessing games all the time as I am not a mind reader. I am not into communicating by leaving and responding to rude notes left lying around unless it's a phone message taken when they were out so I prefer to sit down and have a serious conversation around setting ground rules and boundaries I will tear up rude notes written out and left for me when I was at home at the time when they could have knocked on my bedroom door asking to have a word with me. I did that to one flat mate who thought she could communicate with me by leaving nasty notes when she could have spoken to me directly but she wouldn't as that would have meant having to listen to my side of the story as well. So I knocked on her bedroom door and gave her a piece of her mind. Then I ripped up the note and dropped it on the carpet in her bedroom and said that I wasn't going to pick up the pieces. I also refused to give into the demands in the note. I can't be bothered with either extreme.

Love this explanation video. Thanks !!

I'm pretty much an introvert, unless I feel like you get my sense of humor, then I'm funniest guy in the room. It's weird how that works.

My best friend is an extrovert and its actually quite sad when hes alone as he starts begging you/others to spend time with him

as an ambivert my situation is pretty unknown for some reason. I really like being alone. Depending on the mood I can be extremely talkative or extremely quiet. Sometimes staying with other people tires me and I want to come back home. Most of the times I'm the first one who gets tired when I with extroverts. I have a pretty big inner world but I also am usually the first one who replies to a question. -An enfp

As a mostly introverted person, I find quiet time in my research lab is so amazing whilst small talk literally hurts my brain. I get anxious, answer in odd ways, and end up finding myself unsure of how to talk about such matters. I love talking about chemistry, as it is both a hobby and a profession for me, but anything that isnt logical begins to make me feel weird. Its hard, as I am awkward in conversation. I seem to fool many as I have gotten older, as the most common response to me telling others of my introvertedness is," Really? I would not have guessed." But trust me, my younger years were plagued with clunky transitions or responses in conversations.

These rare traits are more important to me: -Empthay -seeing things at a different angle or from different person perspective. -and enjoy seeing people doing well.

This might be the best educational video I've ever watched in my almost 11 years of surfing youtube like a maniac. Such simple, yet well explained concepts. Awesome job !

I'm definitely both, when I'm around people I usually don't think before speaking (then again I don't know if I need to since I'm able to quickly construct and articulate complex ideas faster than other people apparently can), I just say whatever comes to mind and enjoy all sorts of conversations deep or shallow and I enjoy and seek out stimulation conversing with everyone (however I can become extremely tired of interactions after a while and crave time alone to think). However I also enjoy shutting people out and jumping into my mind deeply considering things, I can be thoughtful and pensive and consider complex ideas with ease and spend weeks without social interaction (although I do begin to crave social interaction after a few days). I just acclimatize between internal and external stimulation dominant as the situation demands and prefer a balance of both for maximum life satisfaction. I do notice though that when I'm in one mode or the other it can be difficult to switch modes. For example once I start thinking to myself deeply, all of a a sudden I lose my ability to speak normally when external stimulus requires me to do so and I can just stare off into space unresponsive, when I'm in external interaction mode I can't stop singing and dancing and moving and behave wild and crazy often leading people to think I'm on drugs and find it difficult to sit still and even read things around me and investigate objects like a dog if there are no people to interact with.

I am an Introvert,it's taken me over 40 years to be proud of that fact. Some extroverts I meet think I'm ignorant or shy or maybe even too stupid to comment on their conversations. I like to sit quietly and study people before I integrate fully with new people.Those people who think I'm shy soon get a surprise because I'm actually quite outspoken and have clear defined views on things that are close to my heart and I won't back down. I'm either your best friend or your worst enemy and I'll be clear and honest about which of the above relate to you. For those people who take the time to get to know me,they all find the their patience paid off.

I used to be the biggest extrovert but growing up has made me more and more introverted and I don't know if that's a good thing.

I'm like 1% extroverted. My idea of being extroverted is opening the blinds and letting sun in.

This is amazing material i can share with my students!

The art work looks amazing 👍

Be honest. Most of us are introverts and most of us are watching this at about 1 AM

*Covid epidemic happens* Introverts: i’ve prepared my whole life for this.

This video helped me to understand myself. I always thought i was the weird one and broken. But i am just an introvert who can't talk to more than one person at a time. Thanks brother.

I think the thumbnail is a great first stepping stone to teaching larger concepts with art than teachers could teach with words. The thumbnail is a pretty good depiction of the trend in intelligence (which I'm sure you're aware) but I think that if students were right to draw conclusions from pictures at a young age then they would be able to derive larger concepts from pictures such as your thumbnail during their later years of schooling. I think school could completely designed this way with older students being graded on their pictorial representations of concepts based on how many younger students in the lower grades can accurately decipher what they were trying to convey within their artwork

The simplest yet the most comprehensive vid on the Introvert/Extrovert dichotomy ever! (That's saying something coz I'm a psychology graduate). Kudos! 👏

I'm an Ambivert, several tests give me near 50/50 results in intro/extraversion. Not sure what practical use it is but I just get on with life as it comes like the rest of us.

These videos are very good! I like watching them because they are interesting and good for practicing listening in English

As an extrovert, I love having an introvert wife. We are rapid to make wise decision; we are fun to talk when topic interests us... More importantly, we had great match makers called Our Parents who know our weaknesses and strengths that make us PERFECT match

I’m sooooo introvert! I literally lose energy if I have to socialize for long. And I enjoy my own companion. That way I gain energy!

Totally! The Meyers-Briggs puts me at 60% introvert. I previously worked 5 years in a highly social career and when I left it took me 6 months of mostly solitude to recuperate. I then lived with family and cared for children so I rarely or never was completely alone. I now work parttime as a cashier. I see a lot of people but don't have to form deep relationships. I loathe small talk and often talk life and politics with people I don't know. If I work more than 30 hours per week I become irritable. I am not shy at all but I often have to force myself to do social things. I would much rather avoid obligation, even though I am responsible to a fault.

I gotta be an ambivert based on this video. I enjoy starting games, talking to strangers, but often about their experiences namely in the hunt for ideas and to learn new things. I then go home, research, study, and enjoy journaling and thinking. So I enjoy people often -- e.g. team sports, software teams as my main focus areas -- but like to not do them at a surface level or where I'm jumping around just to get my rocks off that this video portrays.

very educational hope the channel will grow well

Shout out to all my fellow introverts.