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Basically, this is a thread where you can give yourself a little psychology exam. Just state things about your personality, etc, best to do the wierder things than what everyone has. If you are confused, wait till a few others post, and you will probably understand then.

you mean something like this:
I am a paradox:
I crave company yet perferre to be alone.
I like the attention but like being unknown.
I look to the future, but I love to live in the past.
While I love to talk, I perfere to let my actions speak for me.
I need to keep my dreams and goals to myself. for if I share them, then they won't come true, however, sharing is in my nature.
I am willing to help others, yet I, myself, cannot ask for help.

Am I screwed up? I believe so.
Do I want to change? I like the person I am.

I analyze myself every day. I sure as hell don't want to write it all down. It'll take the whole page. :headbang:

you mean something like this:
I am a paradox:
I crave company yet perferre to be alone.
I like the attention but like being unknown.
I look to the future, but I love to live in the past.
While I love to talk, I perfere to let my actions speak for me.
I need to keep my dreams and goals to myself. for if I share them, then they won't come true, however, sharing is in my nature.
I am willing to help others, yet I, myself, cannot ask for help.

Am I screwed up? I believe so.
Do I want to change? I like the person I am.

Perfect

you mean something like this:
I am a paradox:
I crave company yet perferre to be alone.
I like the attention but like being unknown.
I look to the future, but I love to live in the past.
While I love to talk, I perfere to let my actions speak for me.
I need to keep my dreams and goals to myself. for if I share them, then they won't come true, however, sharing is in my nature.
I am willing to help others, yet I, myself, cannot ask for help.

Am I screwed up? I believe so.
Do I want to change? I like the person I am.
That's not complicated. You're a cat.

That's not complicated. You're a cat.errr... I had cats... they're simple to understand.
Cats = masters... simple
Humans = Litterbox changers and operators of the can opener. Simple.

That's not complicated. You're a cat.
:confused: Since when was a cat willing to help others? Or, come to that, unwilling to ask for help? You've obviously never met our cat at what she's considers mealtimes. ;)

errr... I had cats... they're simple to understand.
Cats = masters... simple
Humans = Litterbox changers and operators of the can opener. Simple.
Yes.
Dogs = mastered.
Humans = newspaper changers and operators of can openers.

:confused: Since when was a cat willing to help others? Or, come to that, unwilling to ask for help? You've obviously never met our cat at what she's considers mealtimes. ;)
Your cat's obviously not 20 years old ;-)

PS: they do learn. ;-)

Your cat's obviously not 20 years old ;-)

PS: they do learn. ;-)
That's true, and she's not likely to make it either, the way she eats.

you mean something like this:
I am a paradox:
I crave company yet perferre to be alone.
I like the attention but like being unknown.
I look to the future, but I love to live in the past.
While I love to talk, I perfere to let my actions speak for me.
I need to keep my dreams and goals to myself. for if I share them, then they won't come true, however, sharing is in my nature.
I am willing to help others, yet I, myself, cannot ask for help.

Am I screwed up? I believe so.
Do I want to change? I like the person I am.

heh, i bolded the traits we share. that was well written, by the way.

as for me.. well, i dont feel like writing that much, and it would probably seem like i turned this whole page into a pity-whoring, fishing for compliments attempt. and i hate those.

Basically, this is a thread where you can give yourself a little psychology exam. Just state things about your personality, etc, best to do the wierder things than what everyone has. If you are confused, wait till a few others post, and you will probably understand then.

No way! This is how the voices tricked me last time!

heh, i bolded the traits we share. that was well written, by the way.

as for me.. well, i dont feel like writing that much, and it would probably seem like i turned this whole page into a pity-whoring, fishing for compliments attempt. and i hate those.
Well, cats love fish, you know!

The bolded traits are very cat-like, you cannot deny it.

you mean something like this:
I am a paradox:
I crave company yet perferre to be alone.
I like the attention but like being unknown.
I look to the future, but I love to live in the past.
While I love to talk, I perfere to let my actions speak for me.
I need to keep my dreams and goals to myself. for if I share them, then they won't come true, however, sharing is in my nature.
I am willing to help others, yet I, myself, cannot ask for help.

Am I screwed up? I believe so.
Do I want to change? I like the person I am.

Beg pardon, but I think that you got mixed up. That person you just described was me. Very scary.

Well, cats love fish, you know!

The bolded traits are very cat-like, you cannot deny it.

i dont see it. besides, i dont really like cats. im a huge dog person...

...that probably didnt sound right after a night of talking about chicken/human relations.

you mean something like this:
I am a paradox:
I crave company yet perferre to be alone.
I like the attention but like being unknown.
I look to the future, but I love to live in the past.
While I love to talk, I perfere to let my actions speak for me.
I need to keep my dreams and goals to myself. for if I share them, then they won't come true, however, sharing is in my nature.
I am willing to help others, yet I, myself, cannot ask for help.

Am I screwed up? I believe so.
Do I want to change? I like the person I am.
We're a lot alike...

i dont see it. besides, i dont really like cats. im a huge dog person...
That would explain your not seeing it.

I think that most people see themselves as what junii described.

Myself... pretty much the same as junii... except that I don't really like much attention.

I think that most people see themselves as what junii described.

Myself... pretty much the same as junii... except that I don't really like much attention.
Hmm, not sure I agree. I don't go in for self-analysis myself, but where I beg to differ:

I am a paradox - nope, and I don't think many people are
I crave company yet perferre to be alone. It's very rare I'll feel any need to go actively seeking company. Equally, I'm happy to be around other people
I like the attention but like being unknown. - no idea what this is all about.
I look to the future, but I love to live in the past. - the present's good enough for me.
While I love to talk, I perfere to let my actions speak for me - depends on circumstances
I need to keep my dreams and goals to myself. for if I share them, then they won't come true, however, sharing is in my nature. - no to the first part, not sure the second is true either.
I am willing to help others, yet I, myself, cannot ask for help - guilty as charged, but I see no conflict between the two. In fact I would see them as mutually reinforcing

Am I screwed up? I believe so - I sincerely hope I'm not, or I've wasted an awful lot of time in this world.
Do I want to change? I like the person I am - my views on this topic are irrelevant. I am what I am, and that may or may not change in the future depending on circumstances.

i enjoy the smell of my own farts, so...what ever that means

Well, isn't this nice - a little psychoanalytic orgy!

Myself: I think I'm far less emotional than other people. I have trouble understanding the validity of another person's emotional reactions, or justifying the depth of them. Needless to say, I think most people get far more emotional about trivial things than is really necessary, due to their innate need to feel.

Me?
Well, I'm me.
That usually helps to know that.
A lot of people call me weird and a lot of people would be right. I'm a strange fellow but at least I can amuse myself. I'm not rich enough to be eccentric, and I'm not poor enough to be crazy, so I'm just weird. I'm slightly narcissitic, but that's only because people tend to shit me off at times. At others I can get along well with just about anyone. Let's just face it, I'm me.

I am a paradox - i find myself confusing, yes

I crave company yet perferre to be alone. i seriously believe i have some form of social anxiety disorder. i seriously get really anxious & freaked out in public a lot (just walking down the street - i think everyone's looking at me when i know they're not), and even when i talk to the people i know i have to look away - i can't look em in the face or i just get confused and stuff. it sucks. i used to be very sociable, but lately i've turned into a hermit & i've completely severed any contact with a number of friends as a result. i feel like an asshole for that.

I like the attention but like being unknown. - think i know what you're on about.

I look to the future, but I love to live in the past. - definatley. i'm happiest thinking about the past, and i am constantly thinking about the future. well, i used to but that got me depressed, so nowadays i stick to today and tomorrow.

While I love to talk, I perfere to let my actions speak for me - i don't like talking.

I need to keep my dreams and goals to myself. for if I share them, then they won't come true, however, sharing is in my nature. - sharing is part of my nature, definatley. i gave up on my dreams and goals a long time ago.

I am willing to help others, yet I, myself, cannot ask for help - yep. i hate even asking for someone to pass the lighter, even if its on the chair next to em

Am I screwed up? in short, i think i'm mildly messed up. not messed up enough to be a problem, just enough to make life that little bit more difficult. i also have dyslexia and dyscalculia making learning new things hard, and anything to do with maths impossible. i learn things, and can learn them well, i'm just slow at picking it up. i'm also incredibly lazy and a fantastic procrastinator. i'm not especially clever, and all this combined leads to me seeming to be a quiet, stupid loner. it sucks because i'm not and i don't want to be :(


Do I want to change? - yes. i don't like me. however i can't see how to change, can't see that its possible to change, and ultimatley don't see the point of changing. i figure i've got about 70 years left (50 with my current health) so it doesn't really matter what i do.

i enjoy the smell of my own farts, so...what ever that means

You might like Dirty Sanchez.

Well, isn't this nice - a little psychoanalytic orgy!

Myself: I think I'm far less emotional than other people. I have trouble understanding the validity of another person's emotional reactions, or justifying the depth of them. Needless to say, I think most people get far more emotional about trivial things than is really necessary, due to their innate need to feel.
i know what you're saying there man. the problem is, never feeling is probably more unpleasant than the unpredictability of being full of emotion.

Lemme try and psychoanalyze myself.. I don't know if I'm going the right way.. or what to write.. i'll most likely ramble.

Hmm...

I am ambitious, and want to be rich. But I don't want fame. I still like to eat in store and dress only shirt and short pants without being hassled by people asking for money.

My Dreams and goals are very much open to anyone who asks. But as my methods of getting there, that is my secret to keep. Only once I've reached there, I'll write a book for you all to read.

I'm very quiet at first, and think long before I talk. Once you get to know me, all the crazy idea's and stupid funny perverse jokes come out.

I am willing to help others, and get help in return. I have very strong belief that you cannot give if you don't have anything to give.

I accept gifts/something gracefully because that is humility.

I value competency very highly. I hate incompetent people. There's too many of them.

i know what you're saying there man. the problem is, never feeling is probably more unpleasant than the unpredictability of being full of emotion.
I agree there. I am _capable_ of feeling emotions, even rather intense ones, but it's not a frequent occurance. I like to think I don't _waste_ my emotions on trivialities! :)

I agree there. I am _capable_ of feeling emotions, even rather intense ones, but it's not a frequent occurance. I like to think I don't _waste_ my emotions on trivialities! :)
oh i don't control my emotions. it just seems i don't have em until something randomly piques their interest. it seems random anyway :confused:

*Lies down on imaginary couch*

I always worry about what other people think of me; to the extent that if I'm going to the shops and somebody asks me to pick up some grocieries I will purposely buy less groceries than I intended to for myself so the checkout person will not think I'm greedy.
This trait means that I over exert myself in trivial tasks as I do not want people thinking I'm unrelable or lazy. It also has the opposite effect that I will not attempt things that could possibly fail - such as organising social events / ask out strangers.
This further means that I am rarely spontainious as I would hate to be disrupting somebody's day by phoning them/ringing their doorbell. This means that I really only keep in touch with people that I see during my dailly routines.

I have many other 'quirks' such as having imaginary conversations in my head and thinking in objects, but these are less analizable...

you mean something like this:
I am a paradox:
I crave company yet perferre to be alone.
I like the attention but like being unknown.
I look to the future, but I love to live in the past.
While I love to talk, I perfere to let my actions speak for me.
I need to keep my dreams and goals to myself. for if I share them, then they won't come true, however, sharing is in my nature.
I am willing to help others, yet I, myself, cannot ask for help.

Am I screwed up? I believe so.
Do I want to change? I like the person I am.

Wow, well written. It seems theres a lot of NSers like this, and I'm one of them. Although not quite as good at creative writing as you and I would like to change.

I like guys but i don't like them liking me cos that confuses things
I like to help people but i'm too stubborn and proud to accept help from most people
I say the opposite of what i mean way too much
I miss people when theyre not around yet i feel crowded when they are
I'm an attention seeker but when i get attention i don't know what to do with it and end up embarrassing myself
I dont find it easy to tell people what i really think of them
I think too much
i worry more than anyone thinks i do
I'm not depressed unlike many people seem to be
I get stressed a lot due to trying to do too many things at once...

I could think of more but i have to eat tea...

I stir up shit just to see how people react.

I get myself into problems just for the chance to work my way out of it.

That's all for now.

Wow, well written. It seems theres a lot of NSers like this, and I'm one of them. Although not quite as good at creative writing as you and I would like to change.Well, it goes deeper than that... but I really feel uncomfortable talking/writing about myself.

Give it a try... find a style you like and go with it. I tend to use the poem/riddle format cus it's easy... just describe point by point. But then, I didn't think this was going to be an Anaylisis of me... but more like everyone posting their own little Self Anaylisis.

I have a violent temper yet can be quite level headed when given time to cool off.
I'm way too obsessed with sex, yet I fantastically picky when choosing partners.
I'm an attention whore and will disclose almost anything about my personal life. But I'm very private when it comes to disclosing emotions or needing something.
I have a sharp mind but am often too lazy to use it.
I hate people who let me walk all over them but will try to anyway.
I believe passionately in democracy, as long as it's not in my house. Then I tend to be autocratic.

Aren't we all paradoxes?

since others anylized what I wrote...I have a violent temper yet can be quite level headed when given time to cool off. nice... but do you give yourself that time? and it's nice to know you don't carry a grudge.
I'm way too obsessed with sex, yet I fantastically picky when choosing partners. me too...
I'm an attention whore and will disclose almost anything about my personal life. But I'm very private when it comes to disclosing emotions or needing something.
I have a sharp mind but am often too lazy to use it.not really paradoxes... but the disclosure one is interesting.
I hate people who let me walk all over them but will try to anyway.Meanwhile, I keep stopping my attempts to grow a spine...
I believe passionately in democracy, as long as it's not in my house. Then I tend to be autocratic.sounds pretty normal here...

Aren't we all paradoxes? maybe... but I think you're closer to being "normal" than me. IMHO that is...

since others anylized what I wrote...nice... but do you give yourself that time? and it's nice to know you don't carry a grudge. ... I try to take time, but it doesn't always work. Most times I don't harbor a grudge because I can't even remember what the problem was.

not really paradoxes... but the disclosure one is interesting. What I think and do don't seem that personal to me. What I feel is. Facts can't hurt me, emotions can. Needing can.
Meanwhile, I keep stopping my attempts to grow a spine... Keep trying. My sister did after many years. With a vengeance. All that resentment builds up.

sounds pretty normal here...

maybe... but I think you're closer to being "normal" than me. IMHO that is...
Only when compared to the rest of my family could I be considered normal.

bump

Ooh, interesting thread idea.

Lesse...

I have social problems to the extent that it almost seems like a personality disorder. I amheavily dependant on others, and I'm fairly good at snagging friends, but I tend to use and abuse them, followed by losing them, which is odd because it goes against everything I hold dear.

Then there's the whole paradox of me hating being around others, yet hating being alone ias well.

I always end up putting other people's happiness above my own. I end up in long term relationships all the time and I really just want to explore and have fun and not be tied down, but once I start caring about someone I want to make sure they're alright and end up putting up with an incredible amount of bullshit.

I get the feeling that I'd be a good parent if only due to the ability to put up with stupid bullshit in immense quantities.

I'm probably in the wrong course of study for what I like. While I do enjoy learning about how things work and how things came to be as they are, if not for my parents, I would have done so from a humanities perspective in philosophy instead of doing so from a science perspective in physics. This goes in with the making other people happy crap again.

Really, I fantasize about running away and never having to deal with any of this ever again. Or coming back several years down the road after I've got everything in order and have done things that I want and learned to be selfish for a while.

Ooh, interesting thread idea.

Lesse...

I have social problems to the extent that it almost seems like a personality disorder. I amheavily dependant on others, and I'm fairly good at snagging friends, but I tend to use and abuse them, followed by losing them, which is odd because it goes against everything I hold dear.

Then there's the whole paradox of me hating being around others, yet hating being alone ias well.

*hands Neo a rather large bottle of pills*

I am excellent at helping others with their problems but I have a complete inability to talk about my own problems.

I tend to blank out and kill prostitutes and, for some reason, people keep calling me "Mr. Durden".

Ok, aside from all the paradoxes, heres a brief analysis of my current mental state:

I'm extroverted; I love human interaction.
I'm level-headed and logical in all my decision making; most tough decisions can be reduced to numerical pros and cons and solved mathematically. Although I do not literally assign numbers to each option I do try to weigh them out to the best of my ability.
I love experiencing emotion. I don't like it when I feel detached. Whether it's infactuation/love or desperation/loneliness that I'm experiencing I prefer intense over bland.
I procrastinate. Alot. I dislike boring/repetitive tasks so my school work is often put off until the very last second.
I love to create. I'm an artist in many ways; musically I play both guitar and piano really well but I dabble with several other intstruments, I paint, I write and generally try to be creative in every aspect of my life.

So thats me, in a nutshell.
[insert joke about being trapped in a nutshell.]