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Introversion

I have often had the problem of being a self condemned introvert.  Being in constant social interactions is exhausting.  Even when I'm with people that I love, after awhile I feel stretched thin and just, run down.  I frequently must return to solitude to recharge my batteries. I was thinking about this today and I believe the reason for this, at least in my case, is that when I'm alone I can just let my thoughts run free and my consciousness follows those thoughts at will.  I can plot out the next few hours, days, years of my life, I can think of what I want, I can ponder the path of how to get to those things that I want, and I can reflect on what I have already done.  However, when I'm with other people, I realize that I am no longer able to just fall into myself like that.  I must remain external.  I must remain on the outside of my own brain and be constantly listening and interacting with those around me.  Therefore, I'm completely unable ...