Amanda

“We may be in particular danger for depression because we internalize our emotions, and we may also carry inside us the dysfunctions of our families in ways that extroverts don’t.[2]”
― Adam S. McHugh, Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture

“Introverts have a constant internal monologue rushing through our heads.”
― Adam S. McHugh, Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture

“Growing up constantly being compared to extroverts can be very damaging. Most introverted children grow up receiving the message overtly and covertly that something is wrong with them. They feel blamed—why can’t they answer the question faster? And defamed—maybe they aren’t that smart. Forty-nine of the fifty introverts I interviewed felt they had been reproached and maligned for being the way they were.”[1]”
― Adam S. McHugh, Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture

“By no means are introverts against intimate relationships; indeed we are motivated by depth in our relationships. And while the emphasis on intimacy with Jesus is welcome, in community we prefer interactions with smaller numbers of people with whom we feel comfortable.”
― Adam S. McHugh, Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture