To be called social phobic, then coerced to exposure make introverts build up a mask.

Being shamed to be social, that takes days to get over, builds resentment for just being asked.

Many block out the shame with things that numb pain. Could be alcohol, drugs, even food.

But the results are the same the next day it remains, no one sees the self hate you’ve accrued.

I’ve felt shame and self hate for my own introversion. Acting social, I felt like a fraud.

I lived most of my life giving in to coercion. Went along, built a mask, a facade.

So after years of untangling and releasing self hate, I’m reclaiming my inherent truth.

Introversion’s genetic, intrinsic, innate. And using shame to deny this, abuse.