# In defense of quiet people

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-quiet-people/54969>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 18, 2001, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-quiet-people/54969 "2001-02-18T07:50:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Nimue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Nimue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nimue)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2001, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-quiet-people/54969/41 "2001-02-24T13:31:57Z")

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> _Originally posted by spooje \*  
> Wow! **Spooje** and **Nimue** : Separated at birth? I am exactly the same way(except I’m male). It’s good to see I’m no the only quiet person._\*

Btw Spooje and anyone who suffers from anxiety (including socially-related anxiety) problems, you should know that if they are disruptive to the way you want to live your life, there is medication available. I was on Buspar (anti-anxiety) for a while but personally found it did _nothing_ for me so I eventually just stopped taking them. (However, other people I know have had success with Buspar.) Also, my problems don’t normally interfere with my life so I don’t feel the need to take medication. But anyone who does feel as though they have anxiety problems which do interfere with their lives – and I’m only talking about people whose problems go beyond normal quietness and introversion – then get yourself a referral to a psychiatrist.

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