--- title: "1 Emotionally Needy Quotes By Adam S. McHugh" description: "1 Emotionally Needy quotes by Adam S. McHugh. Plus more from Adam S. McHugh and more Emotionally Needy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a07/adam-s-mchugh-24465_friendship_because-introverts-are-typically-good-li_2586186.jpg" --- > [“Because introverts are typically good listeners and, at least, have the appearance of calmness, we are attractive to emotionally needy people. Introverts, gratified that other people are initiating with them, can easily get caught in these exhausting and unsatisfying relationships.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/because-introverts-are-typically-good-listeners-and-at-least-have-the/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a07/adam-s-mchugh-24465_friendship_because-introverts-are-typically-good-li_2586186.jpg) ## More by Adam S. McHugh > [“Typical evangelism books always seem to locate airplanes as the most advantageous setting for evangelistic encounters, where, at 30,000 feet, restive unvelievers are unable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/typical-evangelism-books-always-seem-to-locate-airplanes-as-the-most/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) > [“Let God make you fully you. Rejoice in your God-given temperament and use it for God's purposes. This point cannot be emphasized enough. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/let-god-make-you-fully-you-rejoice-in-your-god-given-temperament-and/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) > [“In a team setting, leadership is shared by a community of people, which counters the tendency for pastors to form congregations in their own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/in-a-team-setting-leadership-is-shared-by-a-community-of-people-which/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) > [“When introverts are in conflict with each other...it may require a map in order to follow all the silences, nonverbal cues and passive-aggressive behaviors!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/when-introverts-are-in-conflict-with-each-other-it-may-require-a-map/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) > [“Introverted seekers need introverted evangelists. It's not that extroverts can't communicate the gospel, either verbally or nonverbally, in ways that introverts find appealing, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/introverted-seekers-need-introverted-evangelists-it-s-not-that/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) > [“We could paraphrase "repent and believe" with "close your ears and listen." Obedience has both a stop and start to it. We turn our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/we-could-paraphrase-repent-and-believe-with-close-your-ears-and/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) > [“When we open the Bible we must do so in faith that God has the power to resurrect dead letters. As Scot McKnight says,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/when-we-open-the-bible-we-must-do-so-in-faith-that-god-has-the-power/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) > [“Listening and silence are not necessarily the same thing, but silence is a really good start.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/listening-and-silence-are-not-necessarily-the-same-thing-but-silence/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) > [“One of the most unexpected findings of my research was that introverted pastors felt very comfortable preaching, irrespective of congregation size. Many of them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/one-of-the-most-unexpected-findings-of-my-research-was-that/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) > [“It signaled a big shift in my approach to the Bible when I started calling it not "reading" but "listening." In listening to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/it-signaled-a-big-shift-in-my-approach-to-the-bible-when-i-started/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) > [“Each falling tear carries pain and it's the only way to get it out.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/each-falling-tear-carries-pain-and-it-s-the-only-way-to-get-it-out/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) > [“The familiarity and informality of some churches in the evangelical tradition, with their best intentions of devotion and hospitality, can actually exclude introverts. Times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/the-familiarity-and-informality-of-some-churches-in-the-evangelical/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) > [“This is one of the greatest challenges for a listener: to delay your response so that others can express their present emotions and unresolved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/this-is-one-of-the-greatest-challenges-for-a-listener-to-delay-your/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) > [“introverts often feel more freedom in worship services that feature traditional liturgy than they do in ones that feature more open, informal, unstructured styles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/introverts-often-feel-more-freedom-in-worship-services-that-feature/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) > [“Introverts treasure the close relationships they have stretched so much to make.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-s-mchugh/introverts-treasure-the-close-relationships-they-have-stretched-so/) [Adam S. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-s-mchugh/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotionally-needy/adam-s-mchugh/#itemlist", "name": "1 Emotionally Needy Quotes By Adam S. McHugh", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Because introverts are typically good listeners and, at least, have the appearance of calmness, we are attractive to emotionally needy people. 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