Personality change - can i be extroverted?

[Vivafree2]

Raw food, and changes i make in my lifestyle lead to many soul searching and "clearing" the woods of convictions, shoulds and musts. For a long time i was what i expected to be and it suited me, but i suspect that the real me wanted to be a little different.
My moral and ethical values and ...virtues are staying - they are all my own -bo doubt here at all. Knowledge, focus and being loyal and reliable is part of me, but i rarely put fun first - always work and convincing myself that i like certain things - i don't like them at all! I used to choose activities that better correspond with my introvertion through the habit - i neglected the other side.
Is that something other rawthlings experience? Is that detoxification? Right side back to rule or finally freedom to choose? Can i change to extrovert?

[Aleesha Sattva]

you can totally change if you wish to. just start getting out there and doing more extroverted things. when you are at a lunch... talk! at a party... let yourself go and have some fun.

when you feel those limitations of introversion taking over... release them and let go!

of course ... remember ... baby steps!

[Conscious Midwife]

I truely believe that as we detoxify our lives we go through a authentification process.

For me I came to RAW after spending 2 years wearing my hair natural and chemical FREE. Which was a big step considering I had spent many of the last 20 years chemicallys traightening my hair. Eventually it occured to me to treat the rest of my body as good as I was treating my hair. So the first step was returning to vegetarianism, then dabbling in vegan and now RAW which is an on and off process.

The point is that the more I detox the less I want to do anything that is toxic or untrue to me. Making decisions from a plce of mentally clarity sans the fog has been one of the greatest benefits of authentification.

[Apasaraw]

I too am introverted by nature and have been all my life. What's interesting is that when I went raw I became even calmer and quieter alot of the time and I feel like I was doing alot of inner work. Cracking the rubiks cube that is myself. Isn't it amazinghow much we don't know about ourselves?

I will never be an extrovert and it used to bother bother bother me sooooo much. Really it did. Now I'm cool with it.

Do you feel natural as an introvert or as an extrovert...?

[rawxstasy]

I really believe that raw leads to spiritual detox. I have recently become very introspective and wanting to look at what is going on inside of me instead of running from it like I usually do.

I also went through a major healing in regards to childhood sexual abuse (I'm 43 now). This healing happened two weeks ago and I can see how the positive effects has rippled into all areas of my life. I like myself so much better! I feel like I"m essentially the same person but I am much different. A much improved version of the former me. ( if that makes any sense )

[oai]

I'm an introvert. I feel at peak energy, when I'm one-on-one with friends or with just 2-3 than with a group setting of 5 or more. Usually in group settings, I can pretty much lead & engage the group, but I feel it drains my energy, although I do enjoy being in groups. Maybe it has nothing to do with introversion versus I don't feel I get to spend time with a person personally, when I'm in a group. :D

So maybe there's a deeper reason for choosing introversion versus it being an innate quality. :D

[Conscious Midwife]

I'm an introvert. I feel at peak energy, when I'm one-on-one with friends or with just 2-3 than with a group setting of 5 or more. Usually in group settings, I can pretty much lead & engage the group, but I feel it drains my energy, although I do enjoy being in groups. Maybe it has nothing to do with introversion versus I don't feel I get to spend time with a person personally, when I'm in a group. :D

So maybe there's a deeper reason for choosing introversion versus it being an innate quality. :D


People energy is huge.

My nguess is that in small intimate groups you are surrounded with people who you all ready vibe with or who are easily guided by your energy. On a larger scale 5+ folks it is very difficult to direct enough energy to carry the positive charge in the room. So yeah that's draining wether introvert or extrovert.

[Vivafree2]

Yes - i absolutely agree- i feel the best with one or two people at the time - i can connect with them and i need deeper contact. This is and was natural state for me. I also feel drained when in a groups and i also like groups - just need to have "regeneration" station in the quiet corner. I am too much calmer, but ut looks like i am still evolving, and changing stage after stage, soul serching, deep reflection, looking in the past finding who i was, who i am. It is very personal journey and i see many people are going through some similar stages. Maybe it is not being extroverted i want to be as by nature i am not, but making more social choices over the going by default. When two people talk - i disconnect, when i am in the group i switch to the stand by mode, when in social gathering i go to the ...other quiet room. I was wondering if i will became less energy drained if i will have more energy in the first place ... i think i sometimes miss the fun...