Marriage & Relationships January 14, 2019 2 min read

Be aware that your high emotional energy can be very exhausting to other...

Be aware that your high emotional energy can be very exhausting to other people, especially introverts. Empathetically pay attention to the expressions of others, learn how to be quiet and listen when necessary. Try not to dominate everything all the time.

Be careful not to over communicate nonessential information in person or by text, especially if you are writing to a person who is very introverted. Get to the point rather quickly without being overly curt.

Your high emotional energy may attract people who don’t have your best interests at heart. People will tend to want things from you, time, help, etc and if you are not skilled at setting and maintaining boundaries you may end up getting your seemingly limitless energy sucked dry.

Avoid the urge to keep meeting new people at the expense of developing deeper relationships. Budget time for the people that you care about and make an effort to go deeper in your development of lifelong relationships.

Avoid burnout by not taking your energy for granted. You can exhaust yourself if you waste vitality on frivolous things or take on too many challenges. Create a structure to measure your life by important metrics that give you valuable feedback so that you do things that matter.

As an extrovert it may be challenging for you to spend quiet time alone, time you need to spend looking within to really get to know yourself.

Self examination and self improvement are often not your strong suit however you can leverage other parts of your personality to motivate you to be more introspective. Use conscientiousness to focus on being conscious of your need to understand yourself and to improve.

If you are high in neuroticism think about the potential negative outcomes that are possible if you don’t invest in self knowledge.

Spend time outdoors. Nature is very conducive to introspection and calm. Meditate to develop your inner person. Learning how to gain energy from calmness and tranquility will allow you to have more positive interactions with introverts.

Get help to examine yourself from a mentor or a coach. You need someone who will stand up to the force of your personality and let you know when you need to change and improve.

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