I feel my social battery recover when I have positive experiences with friends and even with strangers. But I used to think I was introverted because working up to do anything social was a huge drain. Turns out the problem isn’t people, it’s my anxiety…
Are there any introverts that don’t have much anxiety? What’s the opposite like?
That is called a wife and there is an app to get those
My wife is also an introvert. What should I do now?
try for baby and see if you get lucky
Second wife
I suggested that to my wife and now I’m sleeping on the couch. And I still need to make that phone call.
Quite a bit of effort, especially if you want spares. There’s also a risk that they are introverts themself.
If she is an introver, then you are the extrovert, get on the phone!
It’s only the wife’s job if the husband makes calls for her, too. (In a hetero relationship, of course.)
At least, for me. I do and have made calls for partners, and they’ve made calls for me too. I gel best with other introverts, so we take turns when one of us doesn’t have the energy to make a phone call. No need to gender it, it’s what supportive partners do for each other.
I just gender it because it is my case, but it is true that it depends on each case. It is easier for me sometimes, it is easier for her others.
Thank you for clarifying. Women often get tasked with extra emotional labor, so I wasn’t sure which way your post was going at first. I withdraw my downvote and wish you a lovely day!
This is the recurring problem i have between generalization and discrimination.
For example, women are, on average, more sociable, but that generalization can harm women who do not fit the majority. The same applies to men, who are often expected to be quieter or less expressive, which can be isolating for those who are not.
I don’t think generalizations are not inherently bad—they help us describe and understand patterns—but they are risky for exactly the reasons you point out.
My wife is an extrovert that hates making phone calls.
Mine has aphasia, where can I trade her in?
Use cue cards
It’s funny how many of my choices are made based on whether I can do something on a website vs. being forced to make a phone call. Currently, I’m looking for a vet to get my cat spayed, and all the ones close to me require a phone call, so I’m contemplating a longer drive for an appointment I can schedule online vs. having to call to make the appointment.
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To be fair, the phone experience of increasingly more companies is just fucking terrible.
Menus over menus. Trying to get to speak a person that isn’t from India is pretty fucking hard. You usually arrive at a voicemail and don’t know when you will hear from them.
Might as well cut the bullshit and find a straight forward experience online instead.
I have what must be a tiny one.
The same lady (or maybe it’s 2) is always the one I speak to when I call (and see at the desk). She handles dispensing the medication and checkout too.
I’ve only seen other people there maybe 3 or 4 times.
Same place my parents took the cats they had when I was born.
And then get text summary of the conversation. Sign me up for alpha/beta/whatever test any day
Excellent use of meme
Thanks! I love it when a great meme just fits perfectly 😁
Sam Altman waddles in:
Boy, do I got the app for you.
Introvert doesnt mean anti-social or fear of society.
It kind of bothers me that people use “introvert” to mean like “crippling social anxiety and agoraphobia”.
Maybe it’s just online spaces accumulate more people who identify with those disorders, and “introvert” sounds nicer .
Everything-as-a-service is annoying but I think this hypothetical app would probably have still been less expensive than my marriage
Yes but then who would demand a refund because the order was for “No Pickles”
Moot point because such a blasphemous order would never happen in this household
Yeah, but then you’d have to call the extroverts to order the service.
Surely there would be an app?
No it would be via IM. You connect, go to a secure chat room, share necessary info, and then the call can commence.
Problem would be that you would have to blindly trust all participants.
Would texting cause less anxiety than a voice call? I would think so but maybe not.
Hire a virtual assistant. They can make the calls for you and will cost you about $10 to $25 per hour. They can also organise all kinds of other things for you.
I’m thinking about actually doing this. My hearing isn’t what it used to be, and I keep yelling “yes I’m here!” to the ads in the hold music. For some reason customer service voices are quieter than normal people’s cell phones.
And a similar app where ADHD folk pays someone (anyone, but preferably someone with ADHD) to start a simple step of a task (we got it from there).
I mean… do you expect the results of these calls to be… good?
'Cause like, if your standards for the outcome of these calls aren’t too high, then just go down to the nearest bar and buy some half-drunk guy another round to make the call for you.
On the bright side, you probably won’t be obligated to call that person again!
do all these things… as an introvert ?
Oh right… need to hire someone to go to the bar for me…
Gonna need to hire someone to hire someone to hire someone to go to the bar for me.
Sounds pretty expensive all in all 🤔
If this existed when I was in high school I could have gone to Senior Prom. But it didn’t and I didn’t.
Sorry, no. We need adults to behave like adults.
