Tobias F. Cabral, PsyD: Serenity Psychology Services

Things that come out of my mouth during sessions (Shared with consent): (Re: Love in a Time of COVID) "Yeah, I'm in a long-distance relationship." ... (Where does she live?) "Across town."

Things that come out of my mouth during sessions (cleared to share): "It's fair to question the 'Obvious.' That's how we discover the unexpected."

Kind of figured this would come up eventually. There are many good points in this article. Introverts recharge in solitude (which doesn't mean they don't like company); Extroverts recharge in company (which doesn't mean they don't like solitude). The Venn diagrams *can* overlap nicely...but they're not identical. ... Knowing your temperament/style gives you the chance to brief others on it, so that introverts don't leave extroverts feeling abandoned, and extroverts don't leave introverts feeling Flooded. It's important to find ways of telling people: "I just need some recharge time," if you need a break...or else "Hey, I'm getting itchy without some company: who's around?" These have *always* been useful skills! But now more than ever, while we do our socializing through a succession of digital keyholes, it's become still MORE so, as non-verbal social cues become scarce. If nothing else, we may all come out of this at least slightly better communicators!

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