GalaxyDreamer90
Senior Member
Everysince I was about 12 and started learning about different religions I have craved a connection with a higher power whatever it might be. At around the same time I began to see human relationships as not as important as they say they are. I mean from my experience friends can be hurtful and not always understanding. However, people didn't understand that about me back then. They just seen me withdraw from other people and forced me to socialize. They would tell me friends are important and that I was stupid for not wanting to socialize with others. Eventually I was given the impression that people who don't socialize as much are stupid and eventually by the time I entered college I began socializing with others more and managed to make some friends. However, I'm not usually the type to get stuck in the past, but to this day I'm still haunted by memories of being forced to socialize in middle school and high school and it's been causing me problems lately. Because I was given the impression that I was stupid for not socializing as a teenager I tend to see introverted people as stupid sometimes. Also I'll sometimes force myself to socialize even when I don't want to just to not appear stupid. Now I'm wondering if I was given the wrong impression growing up and there really is nothing wrong with being rather introverted. Besides since I was a teen I have seen having a connection to a higher power and the universe as more important than human relationships. So is it really wrong to be introverted?