Have you ever turned down an invitation to go out and stayed in quietly with a good book and a cup of tea? Do you sometimes feel the need to isolate yourself? Was confinement a rather pleasant experience for you? If so, you may be an introvert. For journalist and presenter of Émotions, Cyrielle Bedu, this imposed break that was confinement was rather enjoyable. But she also knows that this was not the case for everyone; we do not all have the same relationship with solitude, depending on whether we are introverted or extroverted. In fact, this personality trait conditions a lot of things and the Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung learned this to his cost. He was the first to theorize the concepts of introversion and extroversion in a work published in 1921, when he was in the midst of a friendly break with Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis. The first is more reserved, turned towards his inner world. The second is more open, more nourished by interactions with the outside world. And between the two, it has become total incomprehension. To better understand, she took an interest in these two types of personalities in a diptych. In the first episode of this one, Cyrielle Bedu questions the place of introversion in our current world. Why is introversion not as valued as extroversion today? Are introverts deep down very shy, uncomfortable in society? Or is it society that does not give them room to express themselves? Cyrielle Bedu interviewed psychiatrist Patrick Avrane, author of the book “Maisons: quand l'inconscient habite les lieux”, who states that being introverted is neither being shy nor being misanthropic. Above all, it is someone who will first go through themselves, before interacting with others, sometimes to the detriment of the image they send to the group, as warned by Pierre Zaoui, philosopher and professor at the University of Paris-Diderot, also interviewed in the episode. We will also hear the testimony of Laura, a young introvert who now fully assumes her introversion. For her, accepting her introversion has been synonymous with freedom. Everyone agrees on one point: even if introverts are discreet, that does not mean that they do not contribute to society. And you, are you introverted? Tell us about it on Instagram, Twitter or at [email protected] Read on the subject: Maisons: quand l'unconscient habite les lieux , by psychoanalyst Patrick Avrane, published by PUF La force des introvertis. De l'avantage d'être sage dans un monde survolté , by clinical psychoanalyst Laura Hawkins, published by Eyrolles The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking , by former American lawyer Susan Cain La Discrétion ou l'Art de disparu , by philosopher Pierre Zaoui, published by autrement Émotions is a podcast by Louie Media. Presenter and producer of this episode: Cyrielle Bedu. She also made the episode. Olivier Bodin took care of the recording. The musical composition is by Nicolas Vair. It was remixed by Charles De Cillia, who also took care of the production. Jean-Baptiste Aubonnet did the mixing, and Nicolas de Gélis composed the credits. Marion Girard is in charge of production, Maureen Wilson is in charge of editorial, Mélissa Bounoua is in charge of productions and Charlotte Pudlowski is in charge of editorial.