Recent content by Madison

I use coconut oil for cooking and conditioning my hair. Also, as a new experiment, I am going to make my own mascara using coconut oil and activated charcoal.

I can relate. For one week I have been in between jobs. Despite having a BA, I am applying at temp agencies, coffee shops, and fast food places. I think working at these types of places is better than being unemployed and not having money at all. And I am filling out an application for teaching...

This topic is frustrating. My family has wondered about my relationship status and mentioned that I'm doing something wrong, or that something is wrong with me. For example, my mom told me that I am just not out there enough in order to meet people. Then I replied that I have been 'out there,'...

Yes! This.^ I don't waste my energy trying to gain their respect. Just my breathing seems to annoy my estj female friend. Perhaps what annoys her is the way I breathe- with too much sensitivity, emotion, vulnerability, femininity, and 'weakness.'

You Are Expressive During your downtime, you like to develop ideas and work on creative projects. You secretly wish that you could be a more knowledgeable person. There are a dozen things you'd like to get your PhD in. You...

I can relate to your hellish teaching situation. Classroom management for elementary and middle school wasn't my strength at all. I couldn't imagine spending years in that job. Now, after my bachelors, I'm looking into going back to school for a job that has less interpersonal conflict and...

I approach physical activity in an entirely different way than some other types. I like activities such as jogging, bicycling, yoga, pilates, but never participate aggressively or in a team. In junior high volleyball, for instance, I fit in horribly with the other athletes, and was eventually...

The fax from himself from the future. The first episode I watched was 'Diversity Day' and I've been watching the show ever since.

This sounds like my sleeping habits. Lately, after I go to sleep, I wake up four hours later; then I'm awake for a couple of hours before falling asleep again. Now, I expect to wake up in the middle of the night, so before I go to sleep I prepare by setting a book and tea next to my bed. Also, I...

InnerFlame, I had mixed feelings. My first Christmas season overseas in Asia felt incredibly lonely. The thought of spending Christmas alone, away from my family in my tiny apartment was depressing. But instead of being alone that day, I spent time with two friends from university who were...

What kinds of people usually pursue you as a potential love interest? Lately, an istp acts interested. Do those people that pursue you usually "match up" with you and your personality? No. At first, it seems like we'd get along just fine because we both have introverted, mellow...

I often 'go out' to coffee shops/parks just to get out of isolation and feel like I am a part of society.

I appreciate this post. When I am in large groups I tend to shut up. Recently, I was eating dinner with a group and quietly zoned out. The conversations were very light. When someone asked, "How are you?" I assumed they didn't want a real, detailed answer so I simply replied, "Good." From...

This describes me. Often, I'm nostalgic for previous times. In fact, I'm planning a trip to a town in which I used to live couple of years ago because I had more of a niche there. Sometimes I feel as if I lost a sense of myself after graduating from college.

I'm learning that not everyone will understand introverted behavior. Some will see the behavior as having negative motives, which probably causes friendhships to fade. A particular friend of mine, without trying to understand, thought that he knew my motives for introverting, and assumed that I...