According to Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, a sense of belonging comes third after physiological and safety needs.

This is probably the most difficult period of life for an introvert, especially if you are socially awkward as well. You have to go to school every day, be around your peers all the time, speak in front of the class, etc. Moreover, most of the insecurities introverted people typically have are formed during this time. Teenagers don’t like those who

put you off track, even when they have the best intentions.

For this reason, your journey to making the most of your introversion should start with exploring your need for social interaction.

Here, it was just a bunch of strangers who seemed to get on really well with each other while I was excluded from this joy. I spent most of the breaks between classes in the bathroom or somewhere quiet because I couldn’t bear sitting alone like an outcast and talking to no one while everyone else was having fun with each other.

I suffered from the understanding that I was an awkward misfit, unable to do what was so simple and seemed to come so naturally and easily to everyone else: connecting with other human beings.

In any case, if you want to be happy, the trick is to have the right amount of social communication for your needs.

You will learn how to turn the supposedly negative characteristics of your personality into your greatest strengths.

was convinced that if I went out as much as possible and met as many people as I could, it would change my personality as well.