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Yes, I can enjoy these events, therefore I am looking for way to benefit from them (interactions, discussions etc), so that it can last even after the events ends. I can not follow up from there onwards. That's when my introvert nature kicks in. Meanwhile if I work on something I am interested, it lasts for a long time in the memory.

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Honestly that sounds more like social anxiety than introversion. If so, that's treatable. Like it's not a matter of taking a pill and it goes away, it takes some work and time, but if it is an obstacle for leading a happy life, you definitely should consider talking to a therapist sooner rather than later.

> Honestly that sounds more like social anxiety than introversion.

For intoverts, social anxiety stems from the fact that they do not fit into the very nature of "social events". Otherwise introverts are very good in other aspects e.g. put them in a "slow-paced social gathering" and they will be perfectly fine, infact they will enjoy it. But social events are fast-pased, this is where it is a mismatch for the intoverts.

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