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Introverted Kristin Helland often felt misunderstood: “I quickly became the difficult one”

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Norwegian comedian and content creator Kristin Helland, 39, has built a major audience with videos about introversion.
  • Helland explores what introverts might say if they voiced their real thoughts in social situations.
  • She says she often felt misunderstood and quickly became known as “the difficult one.”

Kristin Helland once thought she was the only person who saw social situations the way she did. Now the 39-year-old comedian and content creator has attracted millions of views with videos about introverts.

The familiar idea is that extroverts gain energy from being around other people, while introverts lose energy in social settings and recharge best alone. Helland has played with a different question: what would happen if introverts said what they were really thinking when they met other people?

That premise has become a major success for Helland. She has also spoken about feeling misunderstood and about how quickly she could be labeled “the difficult one.”

I quickly became the difficult one.

· Kristin HellandHelland described how others could perceive her as an introvert.
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