Introverts is a person who believes in discovering the essence of life. To achieve this essence an Introvert follows a deep understanding towards his inner self. A lot of people brand introverts as shy and selfish. It is wrong to build a perception about a person whom you don’t know personally. Here are five misconception that people have about introverts.

Introverts are bad at social life: Every human being has a right to enjoy and choose their company of social gatherings. Introverts are people who are inwardly attracted and believes to enjoy their own company. The company of others often affect them negatively. So they prefer to be quiet and shy in front of others. Hence, it is wrong to say that they are bad at social life.

Introverts are shy: The main reason for their shyness is because of incompatible peers. In simple words, they are shy because they are not around people who are similar to them. Suppose a person who likes Harry Potter and suddenly he is among the fans of thriller movies. He wouldn’t have anything to share and talk about. Automatically he will be considered shy. Either he has to change himself to mix with the society or he is considered an outcast.

Introverts are anti social: I really hate this misconception because there is a huge difference between being an anti social and being an introvert. An anti social is a person who disowns social norms. It means he doesn’t believes in social values. While an introvert usually keeps to himself, he respect social norms and behavior in his own boundary. He just doesn’t show them out loud.

Introverts don’t have leadership qualities: An introvert is considered to be quiet and people don’t see them as leaders but listeners. But it isn’t true. Introverts have a unique ability to think. If you put your trust into them they will seldom disappoint you. Introverts think out of the box and this capacity brings them a unique set of problem solving mind which is a leadership trait.

Introverts are mentally unstable: Introverts are creative persons, thus it is wrong to consider them mentally unstable. Also we shouldn’t forge similarities with depressed person and introverts. The only problem with introverts is that they don’t mix up with other individuals easily.