https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:45:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/personality-types-is-one-better-than-the-other#post-220488 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:32:51 +0000 MrsTiz 220488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister was/is LOUD. She talks loud, and a lot. So growing up I always heard my parents telling her to be quiet-er, so I being younger, took that as I needed to be quiet too. Still to this day I am a quiet talker and cannot bare to be around a screaming-talker. People who talk alot, I don't mind (DH is a talker) but LOUD animated people I cant. My dad still yells at me "WHAT? SPEAK UP!" Really obnoxiously to let me know i'm talking quietly. I would rather read than go to a party, not sure of the connection haha</p> <p>So they both have downfalls and positives.<br /> Positive about being quiet/reserved- when you do talk, people listen. Negative- I don't get paid much attention to when i'm not talking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/personality-types-is-one-better-than-the-other#post-220461 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:19:55 +0000 Jumpingjacks 220461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I am like your sister. My mom's family gets me and respects who I am. My Dad's family are largely extroverts who have pigeon-holed me into a very small box. They don't get me and they have always criticized me as if there is something wrong with me. Subsequently, I'm not close with them. </p> <p>It's sad when people don't respect other personality types. They miss out on a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/personality-types-is-one-better-than-the-other#post-220450 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:14:43 +0000 Mrs. Pen 220450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growing up I was actually teased (mostly by family) for my talkative, extroverted and gregarious nature. It was to the point that I actually developed the thinking that being an extravert is bad, being outgoing, communicative and having lots of friends is a downfall. And though I try to tell myself that it's not so, I still, to a point, think that way. It's something deeply rooted in me now because of my upbringing.</p> <p>My sister was the exact opposite, very introverted and had a hard time socially. She needed to spend a lot of alone time in order to handle long lengths of time with people; social situations exhausted her. She would have rather read books than attending large get together's.</p> <p>As I grew up, I became less extroverted (maybe as a result of my family??), now I do become exhausted by too much social activity and on the weekends - I am completely happy to stay home with just my husband and son. I really enjoy time alone. Though I still enjoy being with my friends and attending parties, I am still mostly outgoing and extroverted by nature. However, I find myself TRYING to be introverted because of this mindset that I am somehow in the WRONG for being extroverted.</p> <p>My family still teases about this and obviously doesn't understand the impact it had on me.</p> <p>Were you ever made to feel that your personality type was WRONG, or that you had to be something/somebody else? </p>