I'm an Extrovert

I used to think that being an extrovert just means someone who talks a lot and who likes to be in company with other people. That is just one part of being an extrovert. A few years ago, I found that an extrovert also derives their energy from the people around them.

I could be dead tired an home, not wanting to say a word, just contented to lie around and vegetate. And when asked to do something, I'd say I'm too tired. If I could, I would even back out of a party or gathering. I would be convinced that I was too tired to socialise.

However, if someone were to call me then, I would immediately become animated; I would spring to life basically! And if I had to attend a gathering or be in the company of friends (not immediate family members) I would still manage to be the life of the party; even though I had said 10 minutes earlier that I was sooo tired!

I used to wonder what was wrong with me, am I such hypochondriac? Or worse, a hypocrite? I wonder what my husband thought of me, was I a liar? Or was I just too lazy to do anything at home but put me in other's company and I become a live wire?

But at least now I understand, I'm an extrovert and I derive my energy from the people around me. Now I don't feel so bad about myself anymore.