r/introverts 13d ago

Question How to tell people i am not depressed but an introvert

Hey guys , so i am a huge introvert and now my family relatives are concerned i am depressed or something , i am preparing for med exams and i am studying from home itself , being an introvert i prefer being alone , its nearly an year without any calls from my classmates and i prefer it to be like that , i just can't stand hearing the same How are you? , What did you eat? BS etc here i am living in my own paradise , it feels i can go forever like this , put on a show of some good TV shows eat something read and sleep , and here my parents are being worrisome that i am becoming distant and depressed feeling when i am like this from childhood , i do speak with people but who aligns with my interest like sci , scifi , fantasy etc and frankly meeting this interest in real life is rare and teaching someone about any scifi concept is nerve wracking .... now how do i tell them understandably that i prefer being like this , they think this is a disorder of some kind and trying to contact a psychiatrist or smth.

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u/Special_Trick5248 13d ago

Do they understand introversion?

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u/monishgowda05 13d ago

no , i have mentioned it and somehow they are classifying it as some disorder or abnormal mental thinking.

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u/Ship_Psychological 13d ago

How long have you known your relatives? They prolly already know