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registration forms and name badges,
there’s a flip chart where we’re asked to
write our name and Myers-Briggs personality
type. I scan the list. Everyone’s
an introvert except for Strickland, who
is warm, welcoming, and expressive.
(According to Aron’s research, the majority,
though not all, of sensitive
people are introverts.)
The tables and chairs in the room are
organized in a big square so that we
can all sit and face one another. Strickland
invites us—participation optional—to
share what brought us here. A
software engineer named Tom kicks off,
describing with great passion his relief
at learning that there was “a physiological
basis for the trait of sensitivity.
Here’s the research! This is how I am! I
don’t have to try to meet anyone’s expectations
anymore. I don’t need to feel
apologetic or defensive in any way.”
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