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One of my “darkest” confessions as an extreme introvert, the kind of thing I’m terrified to be honest with friends and family about for fear of hurting them, is that I don’t feel the need to “connect” in the way we’re taught is essential for a “happy life.” The real me doesn’t show up across the table over wine and brie, or gathered around the Christmas tree. I am the most authentically me when alone in a quiet space to think and simply be.