One of the characteristics typical of burden bearers is their introverted personality. This should come as no surprise, given that by nature a burden bearer must be sensitive to other people’s feelings, perceptive in ways others may not be, and willing to go deep when others are content to play in the shallows.
Over at Intimacy with God Blog I’ve posted an article about The Believing Introvert. You might like to pop over and have a read.