Have you always felt like an outsider in groups? Have you struggled to fit in with communities since childhood? Actually, you're not alone in this. Psychiatrist Dr. Rami Kaminski has developed a unique concept for those who experience this feeling. This new personality type, referred to as 'otrovert,' stands out with its distinctiveness.
Dr. Rami Kaminski confesses to having felt like an outsider throughout his life. Over the years, he realized this was not a coincidence as he encountered many individuals who shared the same experience. These observations led him to coin the term 'otrovert' and pen his book 'The Gift of Not Belonging'.
The word 'otro' translates to 'other' in Spanish, and Kaminski defined the concept of 'otrovert' inspired by Carl Jung's introverted and extroverted personality types. According to him, otroverts are neither completely introverted nor entirely extroverted. Instead of focusing their attention solely on the group or themselves, they direct their gaze in a different direction.
Introverts do not feel the need to belong to a group from a young age. They are more resistant to societal conditioning and determine their own path without being swept up in the thought flow of crowds.
According to Kaminski, introverts are individuals with a high observational ability, empathetic, and original thinkers. They are not influenced by the mentality of 'everyone is doing it this way'. As a result, they can identify problems in various fields from politics to business life that crowds fail to see.
For introverts, it's not about having their ideas accepted by the majority, but rather the value of the idea itself. Many innovators throughout history have operated in this manner. Take for instance, Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis in the 19th century, who discovered the necessity of doctors washing their hands to reduce fatalities during childbirth.
Even though his idea was initially dismissed, it's now a fundamental principle of modern medicine. According to Kaminski, the independent thought process of introverts allows for the creation of out-of-the-box solutions.