Top 10 Things Extroverts Do that Probably Annoy Introverts

If you're an introvert (like me), you've probably had an extrovert do one or a few of these things to you at some point. If you have come across an extrovert or if they have come across you, you might have gotten annoyed by what they did, especially if they did it many times.

Chances are extroverts don't do these things to purposely cause harm to introverts. Regardless, some introverts might get irritated by what they are doing to them.

The Top Ten

  1. Fail to understand introversion

  2. Get offended just because an introvert is not talking

  3. Ask introverts, "Why are you so quiet?"

  4. Use small talk all the time

    Hate it, especially when I'm trying to focus on something.

  5. Think they should automatically be friends with introverts just because they are opposites

  6. Fail to recognize when they are annoying an introvert

    My friend is really nice, but sometimes she can be overwhelming. And when I say "sometimes" I mean all the time.

  7. Invade personal space

    This happens often when they try to go through my phone while I'm trying to use it.

  8. Try too hard to talk to introverts

  9. Ignore other social people around them and choose to talk to the introverted people who want to be alone

  10. Try to be friends with every person they come across

    My friend is basically the royalty of the school. She's friends with pretty much everyone and for some reason, people seem to love her overwhelmingly high energy and the fact that she never leaves people alone.

    This is fine as long as they aren't blindly and desperately trying to be friends with every single person they come across without getting to know them, just because extroverts get energy by being around other people.

    11. The Newcomers
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    Always feel entitled to get an introvert's attention just because they don't talk to them

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    Exaggerate how much they like introverts

    We introverts could literally just be minding our own business and not do anything in particular a lot of times, and some extroverts will treat us like we're the best thing ever as if we've done a lot of amazing things.

    13. The Contenders

  13. Try to say "hi" to introverts just to make them talk

    It's really annoying when they do this just because they can't handle someone keeping to themselves most of the time, even though it's none of their business in general. There's a difference between trying to help someone out so they can have more confidence to talk to people and trying to force people to speak because you're harassing them.

    The worst part is when they act surprised when you do talk. I'm usually a very quiet person, but my friend misinterprets that as me being mad at her.

    Not to be confused with people trying to be friendly by greeting others, but rather when an extrovert notices an introvert who's always quiet and they always say "hi" to them just to see if they will talk, or because they feel bad about them being quiet and alone all the time.

  14. Talk too loud when they're right in front of people

    I hate it when my friend talks too loud because as an autistic person, I hate loud sounds.

  15. Try to "adopt" introverts without seeing if they're okay with it first

    I've tried to end my friendship with my extrovert friend, but she could never understand. She just assumes we're best friends or something.

  16. Make a scene in public

    I remember this one time I saw my extrovert friend in the hallway at school, and I wasn't in the mood to talk to them that early in the morning. I turned around and hid in the bathroom, but she decided to follow me like the stalker freak that she is, and she very loudly asked, "WHY WERE YOU HIDING?" She kept yelling at me for the next 5 to 10 minutes.

    There were a lot of people in the bathroom, and when they saw the whole situation unfold, instead of ignoring it, they laughed. I remember being in a bad mood for the rest of the week.

  17. Try to get introverts to be extroverted like them

    She acts like being an introvert is something bad, like it needs to be fixed.

  18. Try to have a conversation with introverts in front of other people

  19. Try too hard to know things about introverts just because they keep things to themselves

  20. Try to talk to introverts when they're trying to focus on something

  21. Make other people the center of attention

  22. Act like they can't take no for an answer when it comes to socializing with someone

    That will make some people, especially introverted people, want to talk to you a lot less or not talk to you at all because you're being too needy.

  23. Try to force an introvert's emotions out

  24. Try to get introverts to smile

  25. Try to do things with introverts every chance they get

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