6 Signs That You Might Be An Extroverted Introvert

This personality type has unique strengths, and there are key habits to follow for optimal emotional health.

You’ve probably been asked if you’re an extrovert or an introvert. Maybe you even categorize yourself as one or the other.

While many people associate extroversion with outgoingness and introversion with shyness, there is more to the personality types than that. “It really depends on where we find our rest. If isolation or time to ourselves recharges us, that’s an indicator that you probably are more introverted,” said Heather Duncan, a licensed professional counselor with Thriveworks in Lynchburg, Virginia.

“If you are recharged by people and being around others, that might be a sign that you tend to be more extroverted,” Duncan added.

But therapists told HuffPost that very few people fall squarely in the extrovert category or squarely in the introvert category. Instead, most people find themselves somewhere on the introvert-extrovert spectrum, said Duncan, or as a combination of the two.

If you’re not quite extroverted but not quite introverted, you may be what is known as an “extroverted introvert.”