The speaker discusses their experience of making a close friend and introduces the Big Five model of personality traits, focusing on extroversion and introversion. They also mention upcoming discussions on the neuroscience and psychology of introversion/extroversion and differences in connecting with men and women.
Jessica Pan was a life-long shy introvert and for the most part she was happy with this aspect of her personality – until the loneliness crept it.
This week on All in the Mind, the first of two episodes exploring introversion and extroversion.
The benefits and downsides of each, how these traits impact our mental health and whether we change, if we want to.
This episode was first broadcast in August 2022.