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What are some ways that even an introvert, a claustrophobic, and/or an agoraphobic person is still a social being? ~

 


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Posted - October 25, 2020
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  • 10639
    Well, for one I'm here on AM. 
      October 25, 2020 12:33 PM MDT
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  • 53509

     

      So I can’t convince you to leave the basement, right?



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      October 25, 2020 1:15 PM MDT
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  • 10639
    I'm not in the basement; WAY too claustrophobic down there.  On top of that,  there are spiders down there!! (arachnophobia).
      October 25, 2020 2:23 PM MDT
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  • 53509

     

      Understood!



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      October 25, 2020 3:03 PM MDT
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  • 16781
    Spiders are friendly. They also take care of pests like mosquitoes.
      October 25, 2020 3:31 PM MDT
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  • 10639
    That's true, but I'd prefer that they do it far away from me.  (or at least out of sight and not across my doorways or inside my car)


      October 28, 2020 10:56 AM MDT
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  • 10052
    All very different things to be grouping together, don't you think? 

    I think introverted people are well-suited to online communities because they can explore their thoughts and the thoughts of others as much as they're comfortable with, without having obnoxious, annoying people in their faces. 

    People with claustrophobia can be as social as they'd like in a wide variety of situations. Just don't expect them to join you at an "escape room" party or go shopping on Black Friday! 

    People with agoraphobia can obviously socialize online, via phone, text, etc. and also throw amazing dinner parties with as many people as they can fit within the confines of their own home. 


      October 25, 2020 5:30 PM MDT
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  • 53509

     

      That’s why I put “and/or”, because they don’t necessarily have to all be viewed not responded to together. 

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      October 28, 2020 11:01 AM MDT
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  • 10052
    I think I missed that! 

    :)
      October 28, 2020 6:14 PM MDT
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  • 11005
    None of those qualities prevent a person from being a social being. 
      October 28, 2020 4:33 AM MDT
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  • 53509

     

      True.  Do you think those conditions cause at least some people to be less social than they might be if they didn’t have them?
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      October 28, 2020 11:04 AM MDT
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  • 11005
    Yes, but that was not your question.
      October 29, 2020 7:10 AM MDT
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  • 2128
    We are all social beings whether we like it or not. You cannot universally value one personality characteristic within the whole spectrum of human beings. 
      October 29, 2020 8:36 AM MDT
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