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Originally Posted by Rose of Cairo 
Oh sorry that's a misunderstanding. I'm an introvert, but I'm not shy. I'm not timid at all, I smile and say hello to people on the street, I can talk to any stranger, I'm not afraid at all of approaching people. It happens often to me that I meet some people on the street or in the bus or while queueing somewhere and we just start talking. I'm said to be an excellent listener too, as I'm very empathic and can easily "feel" people, their problems, feelings, energy and health state. Very often people I've never seen before tell me about their very private stuff. I have no problem with expressing my own feelings or talking about my life either.
The point is just that interaction with people costs me a lot of energy. I love people, I love communicating with them, but I cannot do that too much, that's all. When talking to someone, there is such an avalanche of impressions and feelings overwhelming me, I need some time to recover and process all this information afterwards. More generally, I absolutely need A LOT of time ALONE. Going to university and being in a room together with other people for hours every day there nearly killed me. Whereas when I spend my days alone and silently, I'm fine. That's why I'd like to work from home, where I am alone with my sweet girl (the cat).
And I don't want to sell things not because talking to people scares me, but because that's just not me. I want to meet people genuinely, from heart to heart, not convince them to buy something. That's not the same kind of communication at all!
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Wow! This is kind of OT, but you've summed up my viewpoint almost exactly as well. I'm not shy in the slightest bit and sometimes when in public probably come across as outgoing, but I usually want/need to be left alone as well! I even have an overgrown cat at home...
I despise sales for the same reason also.
