Personal Sheldonisms

[netmouse]

Good points from both Seph and Cheeky in those last two posts.

For me, personally, I think we're living in a bit of a "nanny state" right now... where other people take it upon themselves to tell us how to live our lives.

I don't like being wrapped in cotton wool.

Just my opinion, though.

[Alien94]

It's all good if you are not hearing voices in ya head,like:

''kill theeem....no peace!.....''

Then,it's something wrong!

[smeghead]

Society tends to describe an introvert in terms of shyness, fear, awkwardness, wierdness. Psychologically or oven neurochemicaly speaking, an introvert is simply someone who is happy in their own space and doesnt need constant input in order to achieve mental satisfaction. Introversion or extroversion is a symptom rather than a cause. Take 2 people, an introvert and extrovert.

The introvert is happy in solitary pursuits whether reading , learning, experimenting or whatever, as their mind is generating enough thoughts to forestall boredom. An extrovert, on the other hand , does not have as much internal mental activity. The extrovert then looks outward to others fill this gap. Obviously, over time, these become personality characteristics and others view theextrovert as fun or outgoing or whatever, which is viewed as a positive characteristic , whereas the person who doesnt need external stimulation is viewed as something of a wierdo in the mainstream (until they invent something which makes a pile of cash).

Personally I am quite happy not to sit in the canteen at work and listen to people talking a load of bollox about x-factor, desperate housewives, or whatever. I would much rather sit in the car and read , and would have no problem letting them know my opinion if they started slagging me off about being antisocial.

[Pomita]

@Pomita: consider this forum a cafeteria table where no one need ever sit on their own.

Aww, thanks.

@Alien - LOL.

@smeghead - Exactly. I think I'm going to copy part of that post of yours and send it to a number of people I know, both introverts and extroverts.

[smeghead]

@smeghead - Exactly. I think I'm going to copy part of that post of yours and send it to a number of people I know, both introverts and extroverts.

I look forward to hearing about their responses

[Master-Sephiroth]

I think I found where I have a lack of empathy.

Those shows where at the end they'll have a voiceover saying 'if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in this programme' or something like that. I just go "how the frack can you be affected by something mentioned in a frackin' TV programme?" My dad's mate had a go at me for this though. >_>

I see where your coming from, but I also understand that for tv show they like to raise issues that affect us in every day life. I found that once I had seen someone go through depression in a tv show I understood the struggle I had with it a lot better. I was 18 and had just started to see life in perspective again, and seeing someone else go through it, (although fake) helped me understand that I had nothing to be ashamed of. I am a much happier person now and wouldn't be the person I am without having gone through it.

@Cheekydevil: I see. Guess it's probably because I've not experienced it myself.

[Cheekydevil]

I think I found where I have a lack of empathy.

Those shows where at the end they'll have a voiceover saying 'if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in this programme' or something like that. I just go "how the frack can you be affected by something mentioned in a frackin' TV programme?" My dad's mate had a go at me for this though. >_>

I see where your coming from, but I also understand that for tv show they like to raise issues that affect us in every day life. I found that once I had seen someone go through depression in a tv show I understood the struggle I had with it a lot better. I was 18 and had just started to see life in perspective again, and seeing someone else go through it, (although fake) helped me understand that I had nothing to be ashamed of. I am a much happier person now and wouldn't be the person I am without having gone through it.

@Cheekydevil: I see. Guess it's probably because I've not experienced it myself.

Unless you have been through it is hard to understand. And really I didn't understand it until I was coming out of it. It's sounds stupid I know, but that's how it happened. My friend also experienced the same thing. One thing that bugs me with some shows is that they don't portray some issues correctly. Having said that though, different people cope with situations in different ways.

[4ofN]

The introvert is happy in solitary pursuits whether reading , learning, experimenting or whatever, as their mind is generating enough thoughts to forestall boredom. An extrovert, on the other hand , does not have as much internal mental activity. The extrovert then looks outward to others fill this gap.

I heard an interesting thing about introverts and extroverts at a party a while back. This isn't from a specific study or anything, just something that came up while discussing Myers-Briggs Personality Types. A friend suggested that extroverts "gain energy" through social interaction while introverts "lose energy". This makes sense to me. My wife is an extrovert and she just loves going out and meeting new people and comes away feeling recharged. If I go to a party with a lot of people I don't know, I end up feeling exhausted.

And finally, since we are exposing deep dark emotional issues, I'll drop a personal Sheldonism of my own. I relate very strongly to Sheldon's reaction to Penny and Leonard's fighting when Sheldon ends up in the comic book store. This is definitely related to childhood issues and I've come to realize that this is one of the reasons I've had such a negative reaction to the Raj / Penny debacle.

[netmouse]

@smeg: brilliant post, buddy !! Your description of intro/extrovert is spot on.

[Pomita]

@smeghead - Exactly. I think I'm going to copy part of that post of yours and send it to a number of people I know, both introverts and extroverts.

I look forward to hearing about their responses

I actually copy-pasted it into a mail (that's how I save things from online), but haven't sent it to anyone yet. Will do as and when required.

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I heard an interesting thing about introverts and extroverts at a party a while back. This isn't from a specific study or anything, just something that came up while discussing Myers-Briggs Personality Types. A friend suggested that extroverts "gain energy" through social interaction while introverts "lose energy". This makes sense to me. My wife is an extrovert and she just loves going out and meeting new people and comes away feeling recharged. If I go to a party with a lot of people I don't know, I end up feeling exhausted.

EXACTLY. I was reading that too, some time back, and identified very strongly.. I was trying to explain it to my hubby, who loves constant social interaction and is often puzzled by my need to withdraw at regular intervals. It's not that the introverts among us don't like people or enjoy talking sometimes, but it's just so much effort! You feel drained afterwards, and then have to unwind for an hour before you can do anything else that requires concentration.

And finally, since we are exposing deep dark emotional issues, I'll drop a personal Sheldonism of my own. I relate very strongly to Sheldon's reaction to Penny and Leonard's fighting when Sheldon ends up in the comic book store. This is definitely related to childhood issues and I've come to realize that this is one of the reasons I've had such a negative reaction to the Raj / Penny debacle.

I really appreciated that episode, it was pretty psychologically insightful. It was quite a tragi-comic episode, in that way, what with Sheldon's whole emotional reaction and a sudden glimpse of his vulnerability. Leonard's exclamation of 'we all have childhood issues' is so true.

[Master-Sephiroth]

I think I found where I have a lack of empathy.

Those shows where at the end they'll have a voiceover saying 'if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in this programme' or something like that. I just go "how the frack can you be affected by something mentioned in a frackin' TV programme?" My dad's mate had a go at me for this though. >_>

I see where your coming from, but I also understand that for tv show they like to raise issues that affect us in every day life. I found that once I had seen someone go through depression in a tv show I understood the struggle I had with it a lot better. I was 18 and had just started to see life in perspective again, and seeing someone else go through it, (although fake) helped me understand that I had nothing to be ashamed of. I am a much happier person now and wouldn't be the person I am without having gone through it.

@Cheekydevil: I see. Guess it's probably because I've not experienced it myself.

Unless you have been through it is hard to understand. And really I didn't understand it until I was coming out of it. It's sounds stupid I know, but that's how it happened. My friend also experienced the same thing. One thing that bugs me with some shows is that they don't portray some issues correctly. Having said that though, different people cope with situations in different ways.

Yeah, whatever works to get you through it.

[Alien94]

I can't get rid of my iron pills!

It sucks! They mess you up in no time.

[Cheekydevil]

I can't get rid of my iron pills!

It sucks! They mess you up in no time.

I know what you mean. I had to take them when I was 15 because I was borderline anemic and they messed with my body a bit.

[Alien94]

I've been taking them for the past 10 years

[smeghead]

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I heard an interesting thing about introverts and extroverts at a party a while back. This isn't from a specific study or anything, just something that came up while discussing Myers-Briggs Personality Types. A friend suggested that extroverts "gain energy" through social interaction while introverts "lose energy". This makes sense to me. My wife is an extrovert and she just loves going out and meeting new people and comes away feeling recharged. If I go to a party with a lot of people I don't know, I end up feeling exhausted.

EXACTLY. I was reading that too, some time back, and identified very strongly.. I was trying to explain it to my hubby, who loves constant social interaction and is often puzzled by my need to withdraw at regular intervals. It's not that the introverts among us don't like people or enjoy talking sometimes, but it's just so much effort! You feel drained afterwards, and then have to unwind for an hour before you can do anything else that requires concentration.

I think whenever someone uses a broad term like "energy" in relation to psychology, they are probably trying to sell something like a book which you would find under the " popular psychology" section beside "How to be the best damn ME I can be" or similar rubbish.

If an extrovert looks for input, obviously their minds are going to be fired up when they go out and socialise rather than stay in. The adrenalin kicks in and a circle develops.. more adrenalin or whatever is released...leading to more hyper interaction. Over time such a person would be somewhat conditioned to be interested in the minutae of other people's lives (and talking about their own) and therefore such social interaction skills would develop further.

The introvert , on the other hand, would feel somewhat left out in such a social group and they would have less (or no) interest in such trivialities, and may feel inadequate in such a group which they might feel is the social norm. Send an introvert out to a 2-hour Simpsons quiz night or something though, and just sit back and watch those neurochemicals fly.

[Ibegz2differ]

For me whenever i speak to someone on the phone particularly my bestfriend i have to say goodbye exactly three times, i dont know why.

I dont know if this one counts but if im about to say something and someone talks over me saying it afterwards seems pointless since the moment would have passed lol i do it all the time...

when i tidy things i make sure they are group in "even numbers"

i puts things in order according to size, width and height. This can be things like shoes, plates, books pretty much everything....

everytime i bath/shower i have to wash my face last.

[netmouse]

@Ibegz: I can relate to your even numbers thing. I'm a grouper of either tens or fives.

I've still got a thing about checking to make sure I haven't left the oven on before I go to work each night >< sigh

[Ibegz2differ]

When i eat something,like a bag of chips and o don't eat it completely i throw it away and when i want to eat chips again i buy a new bag.I never eat the already opened food

i do that with all the food.

I also drink from one glass only and if it's not clean i wait for my mom to clean it.

I don't like to grab objects with my whole fist i only use my fingertips if possible.

I also have my spot on couch but i can change it if it is taken

I use my left

I also have my spot on the couch but when i find someone sat in it i tell then to move or i just start wondering around and look for something to do till they have moved.

[netmouse]

I always put the toilet seat lid cover down before I go to bed each night.

Ever since watching the movie "Ghoulies" as a kid, I've always feared the little green devils sneaking out of the toilet and getting me in my sleep !!

[Aviodingtherealworld]

I've notice I do several things in 3s.

Like every time I'm drinking something I have to take 3 drinks before I can put it down.

[Pomita]

For me it's 2's. Some kind of strange attachment to the number 2.

[Aviodingtherealworld]

For me it's 2's. Some kind of strange attachment to the number 2.

I understand.

I'm not sure if they are good or bad attachments but they aren't killing anybody so I'm not going to worry too much about it

[ThePlacidLakeHypothesis]

I Usaully know the birthdays of my favourite musicians, and the place they grew up, I like to sit in the middle of any couch, when I set the table, I have to have the forks knives and plates matching, and I always change the channel when I turn on the TV, even when something good is already on!

[Master-Sephiroth]

I tend to debate over really silly things, like some discrepancies in Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

[Aviodingtherealworld]

Oh remembered another one

When eating I try to eat things in two's or in two bits so that one can go to the right and one to go to the left. And already having a slight obsession with 3 makes things turn it to six to satisfy both numbers.