The extroverted introvert...

I see that people should listen to what their body is telling them... I'm feeling pretty introverted lately. Which is funny because most people would probably describe me as incredibly extroverted, but in all reality I never thought of myself this way before college. I do find myself energized by groups and I function well in them but I do feel the need to distance myself sometimes. Lately I've been a pretty big introvert, after spending the night in my room watching TV on my computer, and after spending a few afternoons this past weekend being outside reading a book, I feel pretty energized. I think that sometimes I need to get a way to recharge some, and I think a big part of it is just reflection time. I had so much time back home, that I didn't know what to do with it. Thinking back now, I did have a use for it... I used much of my time for just thinking. Odd in concept but just thinking about stuff. It can be anything really but I find that lately I've been feeling the need to be intellectual and reflective. I've also been turned off by video games for the most part and have started eating less... Pretty odd for an E-Gamer... Growing up though my Mom always talked about how we should listen to what our body tells us... sometimes we have weird cravings, but maybe that's just your body telling you that's what it needs. I'm starting to see that this doesn't just apply to appetites but personality and perhaps even behavior. We all run in cycles, it's in human nature to constantly run a cycle of sorts. We run all kinds of cycles, one main one I've studied is the cycle of "culture shock" (Honey moon stage, culture shock, initial adjustment, mental isolation, and then acceptance). This is the model for a person entering a new environment but I've found that people can experience in the same atmosphere over and over again. As humans do are we doomed to be somewhat bi-polar with these constant ups and downs? I think in a weird way yes, for if we didn't have these ups and downs wouldn't something be wrong? Now by the "downs" it doesn't have to be drastic, but I feel that everyone should expect a few hiccups in the road. Anyways I feel as though I've gone way off topic but have still made my point. We shouldn't fight what our body tells us... it probably knows best.