5 interesting things about your personality...
that people might not (or might) know/guess about you irl. A spin off of the 5 interesting things about you thread. I was talking with erin about personality stuff, so thought this would be fun! Kinda hard to think of 5..
1. I'm not really shy, but I don't like to talk much at all. I'm usually not in a huge mood to talk, but I will obviously talk if I'm in a good conversation/with friends, and I'm not just boring.I.will.never.talk. I'm pretty closed/private, and don't really openly share a lot of personal stuff. I do feel obligated to talk more, if another person is even less talky.
2. I don't think I'm really that funny, but I do think I have a good sense of humor, and like to have a lot of fun going back and forth with people I share a humor in common with. I don't just like spurt out funny things....like a comedian, like some people do.
3. I'm naturally (from nature/nurture/both/dunno) kinda pessimistic (compared to optimistic people like oww!), but I'm trying to become more initially optimistic. I can usually see the good sides/be happy with things as I think of them more, but I'm trying to be more spontaneous with that.
4. I have to consciously remember to talk clearer, because I tend to talk pretty fast and ram through words.
5. I've learned that people judge me (based on appearance!) as being bitchy or snobby, but I'm really not. I've heard that from some people, and some people tell me no way..so I dunno. I don't really naturally just walk around smiling, and I guess I look...snobby? It's weird to me that anyone is just randomly smiling as they walk around. It doesn't mean I'm not happy.. I just don't usually do that?
Whew! A lot of that might not be surprising, I dunno.
1. I talk super fast, or I mumble. If I'm mumbling and someone asks what I said, I get quieter every time they ask, without fully realizing it, but I always do.
2. When I fall asleep when I don't want to, I wake up REALLY pissed off. I yell and things. Its worse when I do towards night and wake up gross because I haven't showered and its like 2am. Preston got to meet that version of me a few times this week, haha. I hate it, I feel like a jerk, but it always happens.
3. It is SUPER hard for me to talk and tell a story without branching on to at least 34235 other stories and then not finishing the original one because I forgot it and normally about an hour or more later I'll be like OH YEAH AND THEN WE WENT THERE AHAHA. and I feel like people should know what I'm talking about when I finish a story I started a billion stories ago. (Preston does this toooo, I'm just going to talk about Preston a lot.)
4. I freak out when people touch my stuff. So much. Over time I can be cool with certain people, but I freak out when people are in my room and just grab something. It just bugs me, trying to get over that.
5. I have different voices I use for different situations/talking with different people. I have a high pitched one that makes me sound like a 12 year old that I use on the phone, more so on the phone at work. I have a normal voice, and one thats in between the two. ALSO. My manly voice.
3. It is SUPER hard for me to talk and tell a story without branching on to at least 34235 other stories and then not finishing the original one because I forgot it and normally about an hour or more later I'll be like OH YEAH AND THEN WE WENT THERE AHAHA. and I feel like people should know what I'm talking about when I finish a story I started a billion stories ago.
4. I freak out when people touch my stuff. So much. Over time I can be cool with certain people, but I freak out when people are in my room and just grab something. It just bugs me, trying to get over that.
5. I have different voices I use for different situations/talking with different people. I have a high pitched one that makes me sound like a 12 year old that I use on the phone, more so on the phone at work. I have a normal voice, and one thats in between the two. ALSO. My manly voice.
I do #3 as well! It's pretty embarrassing, because all of my stories are super boring anyway. I used to do #4, and might still....but I don't ever have anyone really in the apt. that would do that, and I have the slightly different voices! Higher when talking to P/Olen, lower on phone, maybe higher/regular in person.
1. I'm very hard to read initially (apparently), where people aren't sure if I'm serious or not about something. I come off as quiet and serious when I first meet people, but if I get to know them well I WON'T SHUT UP
2. I'm very much a planner and problem-solver, where if there's a situation that seems something won't work or a friend who has some issue, I'll automatically jump to "Well maybe if we try this/if you say that/etc", sometimes helpful and probably sometimes annoying. I remember seeing some thing about how men & women think & talk differently, how women talk their problems out and want to be heard, but men will often respond with solutions when they weren't actually solicited. I don't think that's universally true, but in either case, I think I'm a man in that sense ??? I think that's related to the whole "planning" thing too... for instance, when I moved to this apt, we weren't sure how all our furniture would fit, so I measured the new place, mapped it out on graph paper, and measured all the furniture and came up with different schematics for where we could put things so we'd know exactly where to place stuff when we moved, and if we actually had to toss anything. YEP
3. I seem cynical and am often sarcastic, but I'm a "closet" optimist. If someone else is being pessimistic, I'll sometimes jump in with some silver-lining possibility, or practically get all after-school-special with "if you put your mind to it, you can do anything!"(ok I don't actually say that, I swear). This is probably related to my child-like fascination with Superman ::shifty eyes::
4. Spelling is very important to me. End of story.
5. I'm a total introvert. There was some cheesy thing we had to do before vet school where we had to do this Keirsey sorter to find out our personality type, and we talked about what all the terms meant after. I remember them mentioning some thing like "extroverts get energy from interacting with people, introverts get energy by doing things alone." I was like Whaaa, how do you get energy by hanging out with a bunch of people? i get exhausted. Now if I spend an evening at home making things (crafts, cooking), that's exciting. Sigh. I usually have to be dragged along with to social things, even if it's with a smaller group of friends.
I do #3 as well. I can't tell a story without writing a novel.
AC, I think some people may see you as snobby because of the fact that you don't talk much. I've been accused of it before, too. In person, I don't really talk to anyone unless I know them really well and then I talk like crazy but for the most part I don't say anything and if someone says something to me I'll just kind of nod my head or smile to acknowldge them. I really don't mean to seem bitchy or snobby, people can just sometimes take it the wrong way.
Also, most people aren't talking about anything I really care about and I don't feel like I have anything to contribute.
3. It is SUPER hard for me to talk and tell a story without branching on to at least 34235 other stories and then not finishing the original one because I forgot it and normally about an hour or more later I'll be like OH YEAH AND THEN WE WENT THERE AHAHA. and I feel like people should know what I'm talking about when I finish a story I started a billion stories ago.
4. I freak out when people touch my stuff. So much. Over time I can be cool with certain people, but I freak out when people are in my room and just grab something. It just bugs me, trying to get over that.
5. I have different voices I use for different situations/talking with different people. I have a high pitched one that makes me sound like a 12 year old that I use on the phone, more so on the phone at work. I have a normal voice, and one thats in between the two. ALSO. My manly voice.
I do #3 as well! It's pretty embarrassing, because all of my stories are super boring anyway. I used to do #4, and might still....but I don't ever have anyone really in the apt. that would do that, and I have the slightly different voices! Higher when talking to P/Olen, lower on phone, maybe higher/regular in person.
You guys are weird. My mom totally does #3, and it's frustrating because it means there's no end in sight for her stories. She's going to make a fantastic old lady, I say. MY STORIES HAVE A BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END.
I don't really care if people touch my stuff, except children, 'cause they're clumsy and dirty (like me).
I use different voices too. I've heard it's a "woman" thing. Gentler phone voice, especially to strangers. Or to boyfriend/husband. I definitely take on a higher pitched voice with animals. I was concerned that this would be, like, frowned upon in a professional setting, but then when Charlie's vet sees her he's all "Ohhh you're such a widdle kitty! Who's a kitty! You're a kitty! I think she fractured her canine. Yes you did! You cause soooo much trouble for your mommy!" Yep. I'm sure it's ok.
5. I'm a total introvert. There was some cheesy thing we had to do before vet school where we had to do this Keirsey sorter to find out our personality type, and we talked about what all the terms meant after. I remember them mentioning some thing like "extroverts get energy from interacting with people, introverts get energy by doing things alone." I was like Whaaa, how do you get energy by hanging out with a bunch of people? i get exhausted. Now if I spend an evening at home making things (crafts, cooking), that's exciting. Sigh. I usually have to be dragged along with to social things, even if it's with a smaller group of friends.
I think #2 is just a brain type thing, not a gender issue.
Agree with #5! I remember learning in psychology that people who have more going on in their brains (inner talk/thinking more/whatever) tend to be introverts, and do not "need" much social interaction b/c they already have enough going on (probably higher/faster frequency brain waves). People with less noisy brains (I'm jealous) seek social
interaction-->extroverts. I mean, that's probably common sense, but I am most definitely introverted.
Yes, Minke, I agree! I've tried to get better about that as I've gotten older (more conscious of it), but I naturally don't want to talk much.
Yeah, I've come off as snobby as well for being quiet. Also sometimes I get asked if I'm upset 'cause I don't walk around grinning (tbh, I think my normal face looks like a pout to people).
The quiet = snobby thing I think is partly a personality thing and a cultural thing. I think more social people expect others around them to be similar, thinking if you're not partaking in the conversation/starting one/etc that you don't like them or don't want to be there. I mentioned the cultural thing because I think it's partly how you're raised and an overall culture thing. For me, children were supposed to be quiet to be polite (and that's still what I do... other than feeling like I have nothing to contribute), but for other people it's rude not to interact. J's family is definitely like that, and it's always been weird for me.
Agree with #5! I remember learning in psychology that people who have more going on in their brains (inner talk/thinking more/whatever) tend to be introverts, and do not "need" much social interaction b/c they already have enough going on (probably higher/faster frequency brain waves). People with less noisy brains (I'm jealous) seek social
interaction-->extroverts. I mean, that's probably common sense, but I am most definitely introverted.
Yeah. I've heard of this mysterious thing, where you can not think for a while. Like literally nothing going on. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. I'm always thinking. It would be nice to be able to turn that off... like when waiting in a line or on an airplane. Or hell, trying to get to sleep.
Ah, the classic brainless extrovert and the moody introvert, haha! I'm an introvert as well. I've gotten better about it as I've gotten older but I'm still an introvert by heart. I definitely have a lot going on in my brain and it takes up a lot of my time so I don't notice that I'm alone and it doesn't really bother me for the most part. I'm a thinker.
I'm an ISTJ/ IITJ personality.
You guys are weird. My mom totally does #3, and it's frustrating because it means there's no end in sight for her stories. She's going to make a fantastic old lady, I say. MY STORIES HAVE A BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END.
I don't really care if people touch my stuff, except children, 'cause they're clumsy and dirty (like me).
I use different voices too. I've heard it's a "woman" thing. Gentler phone voice, especially to strangers. Or to boyfriend/husband. I definitely take on a higher pitched voice with animals. I was concerned that this would be, like, frowned upon in a professional setting, but then when Charlie's vet sees her he's all "Ohhh you're such a widdle kitty! Who's a kitty! You're a kitty! I think she fractured her canine. Yes you did! You cause soooo much trouble for your mommy!" Yep. I'm sure it's ok.
Ha! that's really cute about your vet.
The story thing is part of my (slightly) OCD brain. I'm extremely detail oriented, so I feel like everything must be told...even though no one else gives a sh*t.
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Yeah, I've come off as snobby as well for being quiet. Also sometimes I get asked if I'm upset 'cause I don't walk around grinning (tbh, I think my normal face looks like a pout to people).
The quiet = snobby thing I think is partly a personality thing and a cultural thing. I think more social people expect others around them to be similar, thinking if you're not partaking in the conversation/starting one/etc that you don't like them or don't want to be there. I mentioned the cultural thing because I think it's partly how you're raised and an overall culture thing. For me, children were supposed to be quiet to be polite (and that's still what I do... other than feeling like I have nothing to contribute), but for other people it's rude not to interact. J's family is definitely like that, and it's always been weird for me.
Yes! I've often (not so much lately) been TOLD to "smile," which is really annoying when you're just standing there/doing something. I'll smile when I want to! I don't want to have a scowl on my face or anything...but this is normal face!
I think the quiet/way of talking thing is also regional! It was a bit of a culture shock to be around people in MT after living in TX my whole life. I can't really put my finger on the difference, but I think people overall in MT are more independent? They just go about their own business, and don't seem to just chat as much in certain situations. Hard to explain. I think here people think something is wrong if you aren't just talking ("awkward silence" when it's just...silence).
Also, I know I seem to talk a lot online, but I think that's because I get to CHOOSE when I want to talk/reply about something (for the most part). In real life..you pretty much just have to at least say something when someone talks to you.
The story thing is part of my (slightly) OCD brain. I'm extremely detail oriented, so I feel like everything must be told...even though no one else gives a sh*t.
Totally understand this! This is the exact reason why my stories take 10 years to unfold!
Minke and fb, Yes! Except it's not brainless! haha. The frequency has nothing to do with the intelligence. I also long to be able to not think. P apparently has an empty brain at all times unless he's actively thinking......... I ask him about this all the time. "So, you're just not thinking about ANYTHING??" ...nope. He goes to sleep in literally 10 seconds when he's ready. He's also the opposite of me in terms of initial reactions to things. I usually have a strong initial reaction (b/c my brain is always thinking...already thinking about every single possibility), and he has basically no initial reaction....until he takes the time to actually think about something/have an emotion. I often have to tell him to ACTUALLY think about something when I ask him a question ("do you have everything you need?") b/c he will just respond.
eta: haha! new replies with every attempted post. :) re: the story thing...I also feel slightly (at least) unsatisfied after every real conversation with someone, because I feel like I forgot to comment on things I wanted to say/didn't remember to fully tell my thoughts. If that makes sense. I'm always thinking of things I should have said afterward...which I think is pretty common, but I also think a lot about how it didn't seem someone finished their story......
1. I'm so insanely extroverted that I'm extremely scared of being alone. I am in constant fear of being by myself and thus I am constantly looking for things to do to keep active and friends and people to spend time with.
2. I talk so fast that I start with stories and usually don't finish them until I've already been talking for a while. I always come back to a story and am like OH YEAH SO THE ORIGINAL POINT WAS...(like sarah said, she does this too. ADD LOVERS FOR LIFE!!)
3. I live life like I want to because life is way too short to not do what I want. Experiencing people I'm close to dying way too soon drives me to live exactly the way I want to and do what I want because you never know how long you're going to live for.
4. I'm super extremely blunt and that gets me in trouble sometimes because I have no problem speaking my mind to anyone.
5. Whenever something amazing happens at a certain period in my life I always relate things to that time period in my life. For instance I went to florida to be with the most amazing girl in the world and we listened to a lot of rap radio pop and now I have a few nicki minaj and chris brown songs stuck in my head. haha. I always end up getting extremely nostolgic about these things.
I am very similar to AC - I share her top 5 almost exactly, but I don't want to copy, so I asked Andy to tell me what my top 5 personality traits are - he gave me 3....I'm not sure these are necessarily personality traits, but I thought it was interesting that of all the things he knows/thinks about me, this is what he came up with. The other two I came up with on my own.
1. " You sing whatever is on my mind. " This is true - I sing random sentences, greetings, while talking to the dogs - but rarely to other people, just Andy and the dogs. I hate musicals, but that's kinda what my life is.
2. "You often lovingly threaten people’s lives or general well being…but its out of love so its ok." This is also true. It's out of love with Andy and the dogs, but I also often threaten strangers' lives - most of the time while driving.
3. "When driving, if you’re not going faster than everyone else, you’re not going fast enough" While not really a personality trait, this is very true. I know that I have a problem. I'm a speed demon and have severe road rage. The only time I drive semi-normal is when I have someone else in the car with me, other than Andy.
4. I suck at confrontation. I can repeat what I want to say a million times in my head, but when it's time to actually say it aloud, I lose my nerve - or the words just won't come out. I can't seem to articulate anything in the heat of the moment and I absolutely hate it! My most recent incident at work was one such occasion that I knew what I needed to say, but it never came out...I just got so mad and started to tear up, so I had to abandon ship and retreat to my desk.
5. I am way too opinionated for my own good. While I'm not one of those people who will go out of my way to give you my opinion, I always have one...but if you ask me, I'll give it to you straight. Most of the time I see it as advice, but sometimes I listen to what I'm saying, and see that it could be misinterpreted as being bitchy, or bossy - or just a know it all. It's usually about dating and men, seeing as how I work with a bunch of single girls and that's all they can talk about. And not one of them is normal - such drama and I have a hard time containing myself sometimes. I often feel like the mom.
4. I'm super extremely blunt and that gets me in trouble sometimes because I have no problem speaking my mind to anyone.
5. Whenever something amazing happens at a certain period in my life I always relate things to that time period in my life. For instance I went to florida to be with the most amazing girl in the world and we listened to a lot of rap radio pop and now I have a few nicki minaj and chris brown songs stuck in my head. haha. I always end up getting extremely nostolgic about these things.
Number 4 is so true. Haha <3
And oh my number 5. That nicki minaj song came on when I was going to the store and I was realllyyyy sadd
1. I'm very hard to read initially (apparently), where people aren't sure if I'm serious or not about something. I come off as quiet and serious when I first meet people, but if I get to know them well I WON'T SHUT UP
yep this for me too. To begin with people really think I'm serious all the time, but I'm really not.
Yes! I've often (not so much lately) been TOLD to "smile," which is really annoying when you're just standing there/doing something. I'll smile when I want to! I don't want to have a scowl on my face or anything...but this is normal face!
yes this!!! I often get told to smile or asked why I'm upset or grumpy. Cheer mate, this is actually my normal face and you're saying I look like a miserable git. Nice. Normal face doesn't = super smile all the time.
Hmmmm, I'll try some of my own.
1. I am actually a very very shy person. Lots of people would find this shocking as I come across quite confident especially at work, but inside I am super nervous about new experiences / situations. Niall is about the only person that sees my super shy side....and he finds it amazing that I can come across as confident when he's not around.
2. I am super sarcastic all the time. I have been told off for this before by friends and work colleagues because people who don't know me would think I am being serious when I'm really just joking. Apparently it's difficult to tell if I'm joking or not if you don't know me.
3. I swear ALL THE TIME. I love swearing and use every opportunity (at home) to swear. When people first meet me I am normally polite and come across as if I would never swear. It's been interesting in NZ as lots of people have been shocked when they've heard me swear for the firs time and have commented on how i am 'not the type who would swear'
4. aaargh! I'll think of 4 & 5 later. I can't think of them right now.
3. I swear ALL THE TIME. I love swearing and use every opportunity (at home) to swear. When people first meet me I am normally polite and come across as if I would never swear. It's been interesting in NZ as lots of people have been shocked when they've heard me swear for the firs time and have commented on how i am 'not the type who would swear'
Me too. Sometimes I forget who I'm talking to and swear at inappropriate times.
I used to try not to swear in front of my parents - it just seemed wrong for some reason, but in the last couple of years, I've given up and now they swear all the time around me too. Sometimes it's weird.
Cheer mate, this is actually my normal face and you're saying I look like a miserable git. Nice. Normal face doesn't = super smile all the time.
If someone ever tells me to smile again, I'm going to remember that ^ exact phrase to reply.
I actually never really swear! I've only recently started saying a couple words (haha), but I still feel kind of uncomfortable when I do. It just seems unnecessary to me most of the time, and my parents never really "cursed."
I have always sworn in front of my dad, just because that's the kind of relationship we have and he swears in front of me too.
I only started swearing in front of my mum recently (like last couple years) and initially she was like 'excuse me'...even though she would say shit and bugger and other swear words. But now she's just given up and I swear normally in front of her (not the 'c' word though, that's the only one I wouldn't say in front of her)
I swear online more than I do in person. I sometimes will feel uncomfortable around people who swear excessively.
I'm extremely, extremely sarcastic and condescending.
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