Something I've been tossing around in my head. Wanted to share it here, maybe you guys can apply it in your writing. If you aren't already lmao.
The shy, but hyper analytical character, who needs time to approach things and observe every aspect of them, may be frozen in a situation which calls for action. And that's because of their analytical nature. They need to absorb what is going on and formulate a plan to deal with the situation.
If someone else is part of the equation, i.e. character 2 prompts character 1 to make a decision, this can further extend their processing time.
I can say from personal experience that it just happens. In a tense situation when I am pressured to make a decision, nine times out of ten this prompt makes it harder. It's like something gets cut off mentally, so in order to make any decision I just throw myself in a random direction and hope it works.
Edit: Would be really happy to read something along the same line for extroverts, I want to write some but don't have a lot of insight into their minds lol.
BRO I HAVE A CHARACTER LIKE THAT HIS NAME IS JACK, SHORT FOR JACK OF ALL TRADES BC HE THINKS AHEAD AND FIGURES OUT EVERY DETAIL. AND HE NEEDS TIME TO PREPARE FOR WHAT ROLE HE HAS TO TAKE ON. (For example, a spy? Give him a day. A dancer? Give him a week. A marksman? He’s done it enough times to have it down. Whatever you need done he can do it. He just has to process and find a way where it looks like he is a professional all the time.) AND HE’S GOING TO HAVE A MAJOR FREEZE MOMENT THAT COSTS HIS PARTNER HIS LIFE. (Rip Axion, may he rest in pieces…)
(My MC is also hyper analytical, but super extroverted and what I have it leading to is insomnia, intense bursts of productivity, burnout, and the idea that they’ve failed everyone bc they didn’t think of one possible outcome. Ya know the works.