Life of an Ambivert

Ambivert

am·bi·vert

noun

PSYCHOLOGY

1. a person whose personality has a balance of extrovert and introvert features.

Some people struggle when they are questioned

“Are you an introvert or extrovert?”

Source: TalentSmart

For some people, it’s an easy choice, but for most of us, it’s difficult to choose one way or the other. If you don’t feel like an extrovert or an introvert, here are some of the signs of being an ambivert:

1.When you’re out in the world, you’re probably not going to be starting conversations with strangers.

          Generally, you’re always happy to meet new people, but you’ll probably be uncomfortable if you have to do it without any of your existing friends with you.

2. Being the center of attention is fun for you, but you don’t like it to last.

          So in the right context, you love attention, but more often than not, you don’t want to be the person everyone is looking at..

          You can seek social interactions and pull back when you need a break.

3. Your friends have a hard time classifying you as an introvert or an extrovert

Some people think you are quiet, while others think you are socially active.

         There instances where your friends are disagreeing about whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert.

          And this is probably a very good sign you’re an ambivert.

4. Too much time spent alone can leave you a bit downcast, however, and you’re concerned that it’s not very productive.

          You don’t always need to be moving, but too much down time leaves you feeling bored.

5. If you spend too much time alone, you get bored, yet too much time around other people leaves you feeling exhausted.

          Spending too much time with other people can be exhausting.

Social settings don’t make you uncomfortable, but you tire of being around people too much.

6. During conversations you know when to keep quiet and when to talk, and you do them both relatively easily

          You have a tendencies of balancing out whoever you’re with.

                    – If you’re with someone loud, you’ll be quieter. If they’re quiet, you’ll compensate for that and you’ll do all the talking.

7. You can get lost in your own thoughts just as easily as you can lose yourself in conversations.

          When a topic of interest comes up in conversation, you’re more than happy to talk in great detail about it.

          But as soon as that’s done, you’ll happily sit listening to the conversation without saying another word.

8. You’re known to be quite intuitive and good at picking up signals that other people can miss.

You are good at picking up signals  because you are very keen at observing other people around you. You can easily recognize their thoughts and feelings.

You are a good listener and have a distinct intuition about when it’s appropriate to speak and when it’s better to listen.

9. You work well both solo and in groups

They can be an excellent team player it is because they have the perfect balance between needing to be the center of attention and needing to be the lowkey or quiet one.

10. When it comes to trusting other people, sometimes you are not easily convinced or having doubts, and other times, you just dive right in.

You trust people depending on how you are close with them.

You have good sense of whom and when to trust.

11. You don’t relate completely with things about introverts and extroverts

          When you see things written about being an introvert, you start to relate but then discover that you relate to the extrovert ones as well.

          Some people who lean towards being one trait may not necessarily relate with every single point about that personality trait, but if you have a feeling you are in the middle, you might be.

This are only some of the signs that you may relate to if you are an ambivert

So how did you do? Did you relate to any of those signs?

Even with all of this signs you still need to keep in mind that a person is not a 100% percent of anything. Try to know yourself more. Be more aware of your self and keep track of things that interests you, things that you like or dislike. Only you can truly figure out where and when you feel most fulfilled.

“Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.” –Bruce Lee

Sources:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/lukebailey/ambiverts-for-the-silver?utm_term=.mcpWgYmVN#.jn9kYDo71

https://www.rd.com/culture/signs-youre-an-ambivert/

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/10-signs-you-are-probably-ambivert-and-you-didnt-know-until-you-read-this.html

http://www.talentsmart.com/articles/9-Signs-That-You%E2%80%99re-An-Ambivert-952454316-p-1.html