[vanilla_dream]

The most usual reason for me to withdraw is emotional tumult. It's either I'm in that stage of the month where the world turns "red" and thus I go hormonal, or I'm physically,mentally and psychologically worn from spending much of my energy on a certain task (I do get rather emotional in the aftermath).

 

[vanilla_dream]

What does a 5 who withdraws but has an obligation to stay at work/school look like? In body language? Speech?

I shall give my personal perspective on this as I can't speak for all Type 5's. So here goes:
-My friends or mum would tell me I look standoffish, a snob, unapproachable. I'm withdrawn and easily get irritated.
-Body language: Slow in movement, poker-face, spacing out while donning the infamous death-stare look, flat affect
-Speech: more softly spoken than usual, monotonous responses, flat intonation