Can only introverts answer?
How exactly do you experiance being drained my people and socializing ?
I have to concentrate a lot to stay attentive to other people. Especially when they do the small-talk thing.
Let me give an extreme example: a New Year party with a lot of people repeating over and over that they were so glad to see each other (and me). I felt like I had to repeat the same thing... and it bored the heck out of me! After a while I just couldn't stand their talk and I got out. Only when I was alone, I could think clearly and decide that since it was a party, I wasn't required to be there; and since I'd prefer to study economics (not my favourite subject back then) I could better go away. So I did.
When I'm teaching, I feel drained too - more than just the physical and mental drain. I invest a lot of emotion in it too... wanting them to understand you, wanting to connect to them... But at the same time, it is very rewarding! I wouldn't want to miss it.
During the noon break, sometimes I stay among the other teachers and chat and feel happy and recharged. Sometimes I stay and chat and feel drained. Sometimes I can't get myself to stay among them. I feel I need some alone time before I can get to the next lesson.
This energy thing makes me want to change that first letter of my type. But I won't because:
- I need input from other people to be productive
- If I feel accepted and welcome - without having to say so much - I do gain energy in the social setting.
- Ne is my dominant, without doubt
How often you don't feel drained around people ?
I don't know. Depends on the people and the activity - see below.
In what surroundings you lose the smallest amount of energy ?
- classroom full of interested students, especially if I can show spectacular experiments
- game club, playing with two or four or more...
- quiet family setting
(When I'm really alone, I get restless after a while!)
Describe your normal conversation stile ?
Enthousiastic, explaining things,...
How much alone time do you need during a average day ?
I don't know. Nowadays I get an hour or two, which is quite okay to me.
On some days I get more and that's too much.