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Zem · 03-19-2009, 08:58 PM

I'm assuming some people here have made this transition. I know Steve mentioned this happened to him.

I feel like I'm half to 3/4 way there, but it's slow going. I used to be nervous around people, and would avoid social situation, certainly wasn't pulled to them. My fantasy used to be to be alone on a boat in the middle of the ocean, I could feel my body relax and settle just thinking that thought... ahhh, safe at last.

If you've made this journey, how long did it take you? Both to where you could feel like you could hold a conversation without problems, and further to where you actually wanted to be around other people, enjoyed unstructured social situations, sought them out, and took energy from being with other people, rather than being drained?

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Zem Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 9	How long did it take you to go from introvert to extravert? I'm assuming some people here have made this transition. I know Steve mentioned this happened to him. I feel like I'm half to 3/4 way there, but it's slow going. I used to be nervous around people, and would avoid social situation, certainly wasn't pulled to them. My fantasy used to be to be alone on a boat in the middle of the ocean, I could feel my body relax and settle just thinking that thought... ahhh, safe at last. If you've made this journey, how long did it take you? Both to where you could feel like you could hold a conversation without problems, and further to where you actually wanted to be around other people, enjoyed unstructured social situations, sought them out, and took energy from being with other people, rather than being drained?