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        <![CDATA[ I have a question for all of you ... do you think Pentecostalism messed with your ability to know how to handle social situations?  Do you tend to second-guess
yourself a lot to the point where it is exhausting sometimes?


I don&#39;t know whether it is the Pente background, the abuse that I grew up with, just my personality, or all of the above. I just struggle with it a lot. 
Especially, I am terrified of women, which, since I am one, seems rather odd.  I&#39;m not AGAINST women by any... ]]>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #66ccff" color="#3300CC" size="6">Caro - these &quot;friendly&quot; people....aren&#39;t they usually spending their energy
being &quot;friendly&quot; because they want to sell you something? Even if that something is the &quot;idea&quot; that they wish to create in their own mind
that they are popular? Your identity was formed so you didn&#39;t need that....so that&#39;s just maturity isn&#39;t it?</font> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Yeah, I got labeled &quot;stuck-up&quot; as a senior in high school, by a freshman that used to live in my neighborhood. At the time, my image was
ALL-important, and I was truly wounded that she would think such a thing. (Apparently, I must not have said hello to her as we passed in the halls; whatever).
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So I asked a few classmates what they thought of her assessment, and they all said, &quot;Of course you are......&quot; I was honestly shocked, because I never
considered myself... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ It is my sister&#39;s fault for my genteel behavior. She took it upon herself to teach my brother and I to be polite. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <font face="Georgia" color="#FF0066" size="5">BRAINY - I (and most women I know) would LOVE to be married to a man with such a gentlemanly way, and I think you
opening your wife&#39;s car door is excellent. Come over and teach the English guys some of your manners. PLEASE!!
<br>
<br>
<font color="#003399">My friend is married to a lawyer who farts with great triumph and satisfaction every night on the sofa. Sure - it&#39;s funny if you read
it, but imagine having to LIVE with it...?
<br>... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ i have noticed when i returned from summer vacation and had not been around the total bombardment of school and church i was more outgoing and my voice was
louder.
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i think church leaders know this effect is taking place and any time they want to do a guilt induction they preach the need for involvement and thus a lot of
people feel guilty and frustrated, just like they want you. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  Anyone here ever been accused of being arrogant due to your introverted/introspective personality?
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All my life! I give off a confident air that people think is arrogance. I think this &quot;confidence&quot; is simply that I don&#39;t generally respond to
social pressure, and I also have a lot of confidence in my own opinions (only because I analyze things a lot, not because I think I&#39;m so very smart).
Personally, I think I&#39;m a big doofus and... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ The only time I remember hearing that I was arrogant was when I told people in the church we left that I didn&#39;t agree with them- and then told them I
wasn&#39;t interested in arguing with them and said something on the order of &quot;I think we&#39;ll have to agree to disagree!&quot;
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I don&#39;t remember the topic now... but it was something near and dear to AoG type hearts. I think it was creationism. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Anyone here ever been accused of being arrogant due to your introverted/introspective personality? I have been called arrogant all my life because I was raised
to be polite and gentlemanly. I still open the car door for my wife after being together for seventeen years. I can also appear to be an extrovert because I
have no problem speaking in front of large groups of people. People I work with refer to me as &quot;cultured&quot; because I can pretend to do polite
conversation and know which... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ When I found out I was INFP, I asked the test administrator, &quot;I? I&#39;m an I???&quot; I can be outgoing or not, just depending on the circumstances, the
people, etc. I even considered myself an XNFP -- meaning, I could be I or E.
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Then another test administrator explained it to me this way: &quot;Don&#39;t think of it so much as extrovert-introvert in social terms, but in perspective. I
can easily see where you are more introspective as opposed to introverted.&quot; That made... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">marla191792 wrote:</strong>
  <hr>

  <blockquote>
    Probably because my views are in the minority in most of the socializing situations I am in.
  </blockquote>Tim mentioned the above as a reason that he kinda &#39;clams up&#39; sometimes, and several other people here also mentioned boredom with
  mundane conversation. I wonder if it is simple boredom or actually more induced boredom due to a perceived inability to express what we want to say?... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I think I confuse people too since I probably appear extroverted if I&#39;m actually interested in a conversation. Then the conversation inevitably turns
boring, I wander off in the middle of it and sit in the corner, and presto...I appear stuck up.
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Maybe I am, lol. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I have the same problem as Tandc. I am not shy at all. I can speak to a crowd of hundreds with no problem.
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But, I am a solid introvert. My inner world is much more interesting than most conversations, and I get bored really fast if we are not discussing new worlds
and new ideas.
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I can hold an interesting conversation for 30 minutes to an hour if the conversation is interesting - and during this time I probably APPEAR as an extrovert
from the passion with which I engage the... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ The reason I get bored is simply due to being an introvert. I guess maybe it&#39;s not really boredom but exhaustion. IF I say something then someone will
respond then I&#39;ll have to respond then they&#39;ll respond then I&#39;ll have to respond......it makes me tired just typing it.
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A lot of people confuse shyness with introversion. Most of the time I&#39;m introverted but not really shy, which makes it fairly obvious that I don&#39;t care
if I&#39;m a part or not. That makes... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <img height="15" src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/embarassed.gif" width="15" alt="image">I have a problem with this also. I am totally wiped out
and embarrassed when someone says,&quot;why are you so quiet&quot; . I have no recovery and usually have to leave at that point. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  Probably because my views are in the minority in most of the socializing situations I am in.
</blockquote>Tim mentioned the above as a reason that he kinda &#39;clams up&#39; sometimes, and several other people here also mentioned boredom with mundane
conversation.  I wonder if it is simple boredom or actually more induced boredom due to a perceived inability to express what we want to say?
<br>
<br>
I don&#39;t know if I&#39;m making sense.  After thinking about it, I... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I also become very bored with mundane topics, which is probably why people tell me that I don&#39;t say much, but when I do, it&#39;s very interesting. Still,
I enjoy social interaction, usually with just small groups of people, although as I said, social situations often make me uncomfortable, especially if a large
number of people are involved or people I don&#39;t know.
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James ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Personally, I have not much care for social situations. Frankly, most people bore me to death. Interacting with people about mundane things really drains the
hell out of me. If we are into something like creativity, inventions, technology and the like, then I can rush in and take them on a journey they never thought
possible. When speaking to people, the only way I can prevent my boredom is to take them into my inner world of creativity, daring, risk-taking and the like.
If I cannot converse... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I do somewhat well in social situations, but it is very difficult for me unless I know the people well and have become comfortable with them. It takes a long
time to build that level of comfort. I tend to confuse people. Often-times people will wonder about my sexuality, thinking I&#39;m gay at first. When I
actually confide that information in them, they intially believe it, and then later tell me they think I&#39;m straight. Then they think I&#39;m bisexual. I am
also told often by various... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I used to be far more social but the older I get the more curmudgeonly I get. Funny but about 15 years ago, we took personality tests at work to help our
&quot;coaches&quot; (managers) work better with their assigned administrative assistant. I wasn&#39;t a classic &quot;people person&quot; but I was closer to
it than not. I couldn&#39;t imagine being in the opposite quadrant -- the &quot;put me at a desk/cubicle, give me a task and let me do it, I don&#39;t want
anyone showing up to bother... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I can be when I want to rather sociable. However, to paraphrase someone, Humanity I love, it&#39;s people I can&#39;t stand. In most social situations I prefer
to watch how people interact rather than interact myself. Sort of an amateur sociologist. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I have a question for all of you ... do you think Pentecostalism messed with your ability to know how to handle social situations?  Do you tend to second-guess
yourself a lot to the point where it is exhausting sometimes?
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<br>
I don&#39;t know whether it is the Pente background, the abuse that I grew up with, just my personality, or all of the above. I just struggle with it a lot. 
Especially, I am terrified of women, which, since I am one, seems rather odd.  I&#39;m not AGAINST women by... ]]></description>

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