Introvert vs Extrovert - which one are you? | Kati Morton 

I fall directly in the middle. I get energized by both alone time and social time. My main struggle with it is finding balance because I tend to need both to reenergize

Totally an extrovert!!!😬😬🤘🏼 Awesome video Kati!!

Some people actually believe that I'm anti-social just because I like being alone :D Could you possibly make a critical video about the mbti? I just don't get how you can be a personality "type" when it changes all the time (at least for me) and I'm not even going into these cognitive functions

My friends always think it’s funny that I’m an introvert, it’s really obvious once you know me, but I consider myself an introvert that’s good at faking extrovert for short periods of time... I seem really extroverted in situations like my job or social settings where I’m in sort of a leadership role, but otherwise I’m introverted.

Definitely introverted more then extroverted

Introvert, talking to people drains my energy.

I'm definitely an intovert. Socialization wears me out and I tend to try to avoid unnecessary interaction because it really can be tiring.

i’m definitely an introvert

introversion + social anxiety disorder = a very socially isolated Kai :p

Definitely introvert. I avoid social interaction as much as possible. I've been that way all my life.

I feel like I am an introvert, because I definitely need alone time but around the right people I do feel energized!

Which do you think you most identify with? Introvert or Extrovert?

I wish I was an extrovert. It looks like the have more fun.

I am definitely an introvert. And what she said at 3:50 is exactly how I am. But, I do like to go out for fun and to build up relationships.

I’m an introvert with social anxiety due to people not being very accepting of me being very quiet and more of a listener... my anxiety revolves around how much I’m saying and feeling like I’m not saying enough.

I fall on the introvert end of the spectrum. But feel a little more extrovert when I am with my core group of people that I feel totally comfortable around. Like you Kati I love alone time but I also like to talk things out with my core people. To get their opinions and organize my thoughts.

I'm quite ambivert because it just depends on the day

i used to say and think that im a very extrovert person, but as i grow older, as i got many experience and living my life...now i can say that im an introvert...or maybe im an ambivert? lol cause i still have the extrovert criteria but now i can see that i resemble an introvert criteria too 😂 but anyway thankyouuu Kati! im new subs and love your content!

parties are annoying not really because of socialising but because people can really annoy me by asking why i'm quiet or when they talk so fast i don't have time to answer. or at college asked me to talk more i don't like talking to too many people so that made me feel quite angry with them. but if someone talked to me properly without making me feel uncomfortable i would love to talk to them.

It's great that the patreon list keeps getting longer!! You're amazing Kati 💕💕

I'm a very strong introvert and often keep most things to myself and don't feel like burdening people with my problems unless it's very important. People find me a good listener and easy to talk to though. Because of this I feel a lot of extroverts I interact with like to unload their problems on me. It's not like I don't care about people's problems; in fact I am very empathetic. My problem is I can get so physically and emotionally drained from people unloading their problems on me when they talk excessively about it. In the end they feel better and I feel like I just absorbed all their energy and emotions. Anyone ever feel this way?

Definitely introvert, most of the time. I have to watch a movie, TV show by myself after work, otherwise I feel incomplete.

Introvert 😊

I am an introvert. I always have been. That being said I am a Vet with PTSD and there is a fine line between introverted behavior and isolating. At least that is what I have found. For a while I used being an introvert as an excuse to isolate.

Great topic; I love MBTI. I'm an INFJ, so definitely an introvert. I can be excited, social and talkative, but once I reach a certain point during the interaction, I crash and it's game over- I can be a little abrupt in ending conversations. I have a 2 hour max at social events unless there are other sensory stimuli to distract me.

This is super interesting! I think I am definitely an introvert though :)

I'm an introvert and I absolutely need my alone time. But people always tell me that I'm isolating. What's the difference?

I'm more of an introvert but I can't stand going more than a week without seeing friends

I'm an introvert with ADHD... Yup, it's confusing for me too! 😜

I’m introverted. I also have autism so I need my alone time sensory wise.

I’m definitely more introvert than extrovert but I do start to lose my mind when I’m alone for too long. I used to be a barista and the constant flood of so many people was just utterly exhausting. But now that I’m a delivery person I don’t see enough people haha! I don’t have any coworkers to go talk to when I want to socialize and that apparently is difficult for me too. I think I work best when I can control the flow of socialization.

Thank you! Your channel is helping me heal emotionally.

I'm an intervert. I love being alone 100% of the time. After class I'm so exhausted, that I need a nap. Doing any activity is exhausting. I just like being alone. So leave me be. Thank you.

I'm definitely a Introvert. By the way you're amazing Kati. Your videos have helped me so much so thank you 💜💜

Pretty sure the majority of people who spend their time on youtube are more introvert.

Great video as usual ! But a quick question I’m 15 and doing my GCSEs (English exams) I am finding it very stressful to the point that I began to self harm a year ago. I was just browsing through RU-vid and found one of your older videos on symptoms of depression and I match quite a lot of them but I was wondering if I could still be diagnosed with a mental health disorder if I perhaps know what it could be linked to ? I would like to know before talking to the school councillor because I don’t want her to think I’m being over dramatic Thank you for reading my question ! #katiFAQ

I am An introvert I like being social but not often or for long times. I like being an introvert it is just me. How do I bring up thinking that i might have x disorder with my counceler I got tasks about that disorder but I dont Know how to bring it up? Thank You for making these videos They Help me alot

I hate being an insecure extrovert, I have such an urge to START the conversation but I'm afraid of people finding me annoying. It's like I need perpission to talk :(.

I'm an INFJ 😏

I'm an introvert for sure though I do like to talk things out with close friends. It can help me organize my thoughts.

So I’m both but more introvert because I get my happiness from having just a few very close friends that I’m super bonded with, rather than being at a party just chatting with strangers

I am definitely an extrovert. I just love to be social and seem to love people.❤️thank you for being an amazing RU-vidr Kati!❤️ #Kinion

As an introvert some times extraverts can feel like social vampires because when interacting with them is making you more and more exhausted they just get more and more energized by it.

Nobody is introvert or extrovert. It's all humans imagination.

I am for sure an introvert and it is funny some introverts have perceived me as a social butterfly because i am genuinely friendly to people and love to connect then some extroverts have perceived me as a hermit😄(mainly bc i sit in the balcony at church and it has less people than the main floor and i stepped down from leading groups ) I LOVE to help the behind the scenes and I thrive in small groups&one on one😊

I'm an introvert, but no one believes me because I love spending time with friends. I also used to have a fear of being alone, but that was because my home life wasn't healthy as a kid and I was seeking out the care and comfort I should have been getting from my parents from my friends

Im the biggest introvert ever, hate social events. I can work with people have conversations with them but to hang out with them feels like moving a mountain. Its impossible.

A lot of people seem to think it's a flaw if you're an introvert-that it's sad, that you need to be fixed. I'm one of those people who is an animal at a cocktail party;lively, a great conversationalist-no one would think I'm an introvert. Luckily-yes, luckily-I am, as you can't be an artist if you don't enjoy your own company. However, I do find it difficult with today's (unreasonable) expectations to always be reachable and available to respond to people's every whim, and increasingly so. _Ten years_ ago I was waiting for the point to come where people would get over the newness of the phones and realize how ridiculous they were, tending to their phones as if they were goddamned infants. Ten years! I truly did believe it would happen! But, alas! People are... Well, disappointing, shallow. Limited; or rather, they're _limiting_ themselves (for a host of reasons, I get that)-because how can you ever have a profound thought with that constant noise going on? I resent THE FUCK out of it. Partly because it's obnoxious to other people. (Me.) But also in my professional life-the commercial side of it, that is. (The art people have different expectations obviously, they don't expect their 'subjects' to jump when they say jump.) That you'rew now expected to be available at a moment's notice _all_ the fucking time. I've lost work because of it! "We already booked another photographer, because he got back to us right away, and we thought that seemed good." Oh, really? Well okay then. I'm sure you got the best photographer then. File that under 1. stupid, misdirected priorities, and 2. a sign of the times. It's so obvious what the priority should be that I won't even spell it out. And also, maybe that guy was just sitting around with nothing to do, while I was out shooting a huge campaign for Calvin Klein! (I wasn't. But I know I'm a better photographer than that guy. I say that without knowing who he is. Heh.) What infuriates me it is the expectation that -you- I should just drop whatever I'm doing at a drop of a hat-I could be in the middle of a creative pursuit! I could be inspired! I could be writing! Photographing! I could be having a magical, fleeting moment of flow! !-and tend to _you._ You, you, you. This culture has turned everyone into toddlers it seems. "I couldn't live without my smart phone." [Said by a, supposedly, reasonably intelligent reporter on BBC World.] Oh yes, you _bloody_ well could. [sigh] Do people hear themselves? Do they think life was absolutely _worthless_ before smart phones? (Including people who were around.) You might as well have been an earth worm! That was long... But hey, I was inspired! And uninterrupted. 🙂

I'm definitely an introvert. I'm the total opposite to my parents(!) Great video Kati! It was really interesting x

I am a very quiet and shy introvert and my friend Abigail is a very outgoing and loud extrovert and I have social anxiety.

Introvert with extrovert tendencies. Myers Briggs INFP

I'm an infp :p

I'm more of an introvert but interestingly the more I learn about myself and gain self-esteem and confidence, the more positive energy I get from when I see close friends. But in general, being independent on my own has always been my preference even when I was young. I love doing my hobbies and using time to think and contemplate in my own time.

Great job. This video is accurate

I am more introvert than extrovert but I do enjoy being with people and interacting as a cashier. I tend not to go to social events, movies or eating out. I really have to push myself to do those things. Thanks for this video because it removes a lot of guilt feelings.

I think I appear like an introvert to most people but I love getting to know people and talking things over. I maybe don't have all of the social skills usually associated with extroverts 😅 but I really like people! It's so true that there are spectrums to everything. No one fits neatly into boxes.

I'm an introvert with social anxiety and I work at a grocery store. I hate it and I'm COMPLETELY exhausted at the end of my shift.

How about extrovert person with social anxiety?

why is everyone in the comments an introvert extroverts? where yall at?

I've always thought of myself as being way more towards introvert but then realised that I talk to strangers all the time (this is common in the area I live, in a way, no one is a stranger), but then I have a job where I'm only in direct contact with other human beans maybe 3 hours a day. I guess I've just balanced out!

I'm a balance of both...¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm loosely an *I.N.F.P.*, but in high school/college I was an more extroverted, i think E.N.F.J (but that could be wrong)... but then life experiences in the real world happened, and now I find myself having MUCH more introverted days, where everyone is draining except my hubby, but family or people visiting (we live in Florida, northerners are here like every other week, no joke) are draining, draainninggg ... thanks for another helpful video, Kati! Look forward to seeing you on the Patreon Livestream today!

What a spot on video! When I tell people I'm introverted they're always like "Nooo but you're not shy at all! I don't think you're REALLY introverted!" - and most of the time they don't believe that those two things are, in fact, not the same thing. Yes, I love being out amongst people (mostly in groups, but bigger things sometimes as well), but when I need to recharge I need to left the eff alone, haha. Also, it's funny how they say our personal type always changes, because every time I've taken the 16-Personalities-test I've gotten the same result - ISFJ. :b

I love being an introvert. We FEEL and “go there” emotionally in life.

It totally varies on what I’m doing. If I’m with people that I enjoy and doing something that I enjoy as well, I can be much more out going. However, I also crave the solo time for myself, and need that to recharge.

I'm an really an introvert and my social anxiety doesnt help. also I dont trust anyone or i really dont want to know more ppl when i dont have friends anyway but i guess that's going into other topics and discussions lol

If anyone is confused as to why this comment section consists of almost only Introverts, it’s because the Extroverts couldn’t sit still for a second watching this video. Lol

My Myers-Briggs type is INTJ and the traits are actually super accurate for my personality - it describes me so well. What's your type Kati and Kinions? ☺️✨

I am 95% introvert. People tend to get on my nerves. I would rather have one or two true friends than a bunch of "friends" (for example on Facebook) who won't be there for you in a true time of need. I hate "small talk" and prefer in-depth, meaningful conversations.

Introvert

I feel like I am 99% Introverted lol.... I was diagnosed with Major Depression in my earlier teenage years, and now at age 22 I am still finding myself sad all the time. Also still unmotivated, and extremely anxious in any situation that requires simply leaving my room... I have done tons of research over the years, and I know it isn't right, or helpful, to see a bunch of symptoms we can relate to and just say, "Yup, that's me," but I have found myself thinking more and more, every day, that my diagnosis may have been off... I want to get back into therapy, or see a psychiatrist again, but I am kinda paranoid that I won't be able to express myself enough for proper treatment... Is Major Depression a personality disorder? And is it possible for Avoidant PD and Dependent PD to coexist in a person? #KatiFaQ

Hey Kati, I was wondering if you have done any videos or research on HSP (highly sensitive person). Interested in this topic! :)

Lol, your videos often pop Up when I need them most. :)

I'm far on the introvert side

Thank you for making this video! I am a very social butterfly, but this video helped me to realize that I am actually an introvert!

hahahaha doing research as good job choice for introverts? Well... I don't know any research area, where you can be on your own... I am in research and there is much more interaction going on than some people might think. You have to collaborate, share research environment, exchange knowledge, maybe teach, take part in all this damn group meetings and conferences... But a very very nice video, thanks! Especially the most important sentences, that introversion is not social anxiety and we are all on a spectrum :)

Where are my fellow extroverts?

My introversion is a side effect of my deafness (I have cochlear implants so I hear pretty well) but damn do I ever need my alone time to recharge. People often ask “aren’t you ever lonely” and I’m like “solitude is my solace” .

Very much an introvert. I cried after my first week of university because I was living out and was around so many people, all people I didn't know. It was _very_ overwhelming.

Thank you so much for your channel Kati! I love your videos so much. I have depression and an anxiety disorder, but your videos are helping me get help. I can't tell you how grateful I am

Ok wow so I'm an introvert that displays extroverted behavior from extreme ADHD 😂😅 it always surprises my friends when I say I'm an introvert because I'm always down for chatting and doing things but I think that's me not being able to sit still and control my impulses. Left to my own devices, I'd just stay in with my cat ♥️

You don't seem like an introvert, Kati. If so, you must have a theater background, because you seem very at ease "shooting from the lip," so to say, and you have very expressive, emotive, contagious facial expressions. You seem like either an ESFJ or ENFJ to me.

I feel like I’m an introvert with extrovert tendencies. I like being alone but at the same time I want to go hang out and go outside but for some reason I can’t bring myself to do it. I think it’s my social anxiety and depression that cause this. However, although I want to be an extrovert, I’m glad I’m an introvert because of the nature of the social interaction. I love being a great listener and being able to observe everything and understand everything that’s going on when other people don’t catch it. I hate small talk and to be honest I feel as if an introvert friendship with an introvert is one that is so connected and amazing and actually has deep meaning. I’d rather have close relationships with friends than casual small talk all the time with multiple friends. However, I still like meeting new people, but I often don’t approach them because I’m shy and socially anxious.

Us gamers, are introverts

HI Kati, I love my therapist , don't get me wrong....love her...but I wish I had you as well lol..this video has helped me so much. I live in Nebraska now but I'm very southern...so its like I'm not allowed to be an introverted southerner...can a person start being an extrovert and then go introvert? Maybe I was always an introvert but I had home issues since I was little, so I was a little talkative girl so when I said I passed the introvert test and was very VERY introverted...but no one believed me.

People are often confused or insulted when I don't talk to them because I'm an extrovert. But I'm an extrovert with social anxiety. A lot of the introvert characteristics apply to me, even things in this video. But I get energy with people and hate being alone. I just have anxiety and am an extrovert

The negative thing I think about extroverts is that as soon as a thought comes in their heads it has to come out their mouths! And I'm thinking, "Did you even run that between two brain cells before you said that?" I rationalize it by thinking they need "sounding boards" for them to think. The "Talk out" idea.

Intp-t whatever that means. 😊

That last thing you said about introverts--that they like to understand the whole process before diving in--is something that's always been true about me but that I never associated with being an introvert. That was interesting.

I am a programmer and I love being one. Because if I don't feel like going to the office I just stay at home alone working every once in a while.

I love socializing and meeting new people, and it energizes me, but at the same time I’m really shy. Something people don’t understand is that THERE ARE SHY EXTROVERTS. I know revolutionary, right? I love being around people. I just don’t understand people super well.

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On a dichotomy scale (MBTI), I am an Introvert (my best fit type is INFP). On a continuous scale/spectrum (Big 5/OCEAN/SLOAN), I am also an introvert or Reserved in SLOAN-speak (22% on Extraversion, RLOAI). Although gregarious people are often Extraverts in MBTI terms, not all MBTI Extraverts are gregarious. A foundational idea regarding Extraversion is that the individual prefers to engage the external world rather than the (self) internal world: build things, play sports, garden, make repairs, dance, cook, etc. Focus more on DO rather than BE.

I feel like an Ambivert, I'm also an ENTP (Myers-Briggs)...I'm often tucked away indoors watching T.V. or playing Video Games and prefer to talk to most people on a one-to-one basis. and also approach/talk to strangers often. Definitely Unreserved.

INFJ - 83% introverted haha - currently reading Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking by Susan Cain and it's AH-MAY-ZING. I totally struggle separating being introverted AND anxious though - maybe a video about that would be interesting?

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I am EXTREMELY introverted. If the Myers-Briggs test is to be believed, I am 94% introverted.

both.extrovert side-carefree goofball,introvert side-in my room hanging out with 3 'imaginary best friends' goofballing around irwin,morgan(female) and jarvis.

I'm an extrovert with low self-esteem and socially awkward. Now I get anxious socializing in big group of people.

Everyone here is an introvert apparently.

Measured ‘bout 25 years ago as 50/50. It seemed to explain things well enough then...but I pamper my introvert half more.