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.
I'm not shy!
OH SURE
I'm an INFJ through and through. Which means a couple things (but these things are not INFJ-only characteristics):
1)I'm very warm, affirming, and inclusive..all without saying a word. I often joke that I wear a sign that says, "tell me your life story" because I get a lot of random people (strangers included) to tell me their life stories.
2)I'm very intuitive. This is good because I seek a true and loyal connection with people but I can shut them out cold if they come across as dishonest. This also keeps me 2-3 steps ahead.
3)I'm smart and can discuss random subjects with random people.
4)As much as I try to form deep and honest relationships with people..I keep a glass door around me with most people. Only certain people will stop bouncing off this door because I'll then let them inside.
5)I'm very serious-minded but I like awful jokes. Jokes so awfully-cheesy, they make your skin crawl. I also like smart/multi-layered/multi-referenced jokes. Even my jokes are brain exercises.
ISFJ over here
hmmmmmm i share some similarities after reading all these...
1) Yep people think I'm a bitch at first, and well sometimes I suppose I am... If people are annoying, they know I find them annoying... I don't try to hide it (Something I should try to work on)
2) I am very shy at first, I like to feel out the situation and the people around me... after that I am very blunt and straight forward, you won't be guessing what is going on in my mind... I will tell you (Another thing that gets me in trouble) but most people say that's the quality they love about me
3) I think WAY TOO MUCH about EVERYTHING... Over-analyzer to the max, I wish my brain had a turn off switch. I also like to plan out everything, I don't like surprises, I am not spontaneous...
4) Even though I like my life planned I am pretty compulsive, I don't think before I act, I do things I regret, don't even get me started if I am out drinking...
5) People who are in my life I care about, I like doing random nice, thoughtful things for... I like making people healthy food, buying them their favorite snack or something I know they will like just out of the blue... Just to show them they're always on my mind.
I can relate to so many of these things...I'm also shy and quiet at first (but very talkative and sometimes even obnoxious once I'm comfortable with people), and people always tell me to smile or ask why I'm upset when I'm just making a normal face. Seriously, why don't people realize that ordering someone to smile makes them NOT want to smile? And I'm always thinking about things/can't turn my brain off. And I also swear too much. I'm trying to cut back so my son's first word isn't "sh*t" or something. I don't swear around my parents though...they are super conservative and my mom thinks "fart" is a swear word. ::) I don't remember my personality type but INFJ sounds familiar...wasn't there a thread a long time ago with a link to that personality test and a poll?
Ok...I'll try to think of 5 things that I didn't already say....
1. I have a really really good memory. I remember things from when I was really little (apparently most people only remember really exciting/traumatic things until they're about 10 years old, then they can remember everyday life. That seems really weird to me. I remember everyday life from when I was 3 years old). I also remember things in a lot more detail than most people, even totally irrelevant details.
2. I have a hard time getting motivated to do anything. From little things like washing the dishes or going grocery shopping to big things like schoolwork (back in the day) or having a career, I'm just not motivated. Job-wise, I guess I don't feel like I have a true "calling" and can't bring myself to work hard at something that I don't like.
3. I'm a serious procrastinator (that kind of goes along with #2).
4. When I read a book, I tend to get really sucked into the story and not want to do anything else until I've finished it. It's unusual for me to take more than 2-3 days to read a book. (That's totally separate from procrastination btw. The book just becomes my #1 priority).
5. I'm very sarcastic and DH is as well, and we tend to get carried away and make up really outlandish scenarios out of everyday occurrences.
4) Even though I like my life planned I am pretty compulsive, I don't think before I act, I do things I regret, don't even get me started if I am out drinking...
Do you mean impulsive?
LOL I LOVE over-blown and wrong interpretations of personality types!
I'm IGKT which means I'm super awesome!!!!!!! YAYZ!!!!
International Guild of Knot Tyers?
Obviously that's Introverted, sensinG, thinKing, Tudging. Or Teeling. Not sure on that one.
Want more 5s!
wow this thread is awesome.
I got nothing, but I'll try to have a think!
Obviously that's Introverted, sensinG, thinKing, Tudging. Or Teeling. Not sure on that one.
lol!
Let's see here.... I'll mention a few things on a similar vein as others have mentioned so far:
1.) I fucking like to swear a lot goddammit.
2.) I also have a really good memory for details (mundane and all) and everyday things... I'm especially good at recalling dates and numbers--3 and 4 digit numbers are easy-peasy, and I'm able to remember longer strips of numbers by lumping them into groups of 3 or 4.
...my earliest clear memory was when I was 2, accompanying my mom as We dropped my sister (then 4 years old) off at her first day of pre-school. Her pre-school was more of a private daycare, not part of the community school system like the one I went to. I remember the colors and pattern of the wallpaper, the little tables and chairs, the shelves of toys (yellow and green plastic dinosaurs, a bowl of plastic fruit for the play kitchenette...), the row of hooks just inside the door with little kids' coats, the woven rugs...freaking crazy details. I once told my mom about this memory and she confirmed the details as true... even my sister didn't remember what that place looked like, and she went there every day for several months. I only saw the place that ONE time.
3.) My personality is of a very bi-polar nature, depending on the episode (or lack thereof) I'm currently in.
Depression = very introverted, shy, lacking confidence, constantly tired, dull/slow-witted, mildly anxious or just plain anti-social. I don't cook or do anything creative because I can't get motivated to do so, or because the process seems way too challenging. The more severe depressive episodes make me slightly mentally retarded, in the literal sense.
Hypo-Mania = extroverted, talkative, very sharp, energetic, full of ideas and songs and recipes + the motivation to do it all. I'm very busy with all the projects that my brain invents during these episodes, and my cooking is fucking awesome.
Mania = all the fun stuff about hypo-mania + irritability and slight bitchiness (depending on my food/sleep intake), scatter-brained and full of WAY too much energy for my own good, prone to extreme mood swings and/or anxiety attacks. These episodes are rare these days, thankfully.
Normalcy = a toned-down version of hypo-mania--Sometimes shy at first, but open and friendly after a bit of warming up, slightly less creative but still artistically capable, a more healthy energy level.
4.) uhhm.. to be continued??
I share a lot of things with you guys, so I'll try to post things that people haven't said. The things that people have said that I match are 1, the grumpy face, shutting-others-out thing, 2, the shy until I get to know you thing, 3, the thing about remembering random details.4, kinda. I used to swear all the time, but I don't swear so much anymore. 5, I'm wicked sarcastic, and a lot of times it's difficult for strangers to tell if I'm being serious or not. Sometimes my friends and family can't tell either. 6, I like to do random things for people I care for.
1. I don't think I'm very smart, even though people tell me I am all the time. I'm generally really surprised to hear that other people think I am smart. A lot of my friends tell me that I'm the smartest person they've met. This provides a lot of anxiety about answering questions incorrectly or not knowing an answer (my best friend is seriously wowed any time I don't know an answer off the top of my head). To give myself some credit, I DO know a lot of random things, and often I'm not sure how or why I know them.
2. I don't like asking people for help at all. I think this might be tied in to feeling like I should know everything all the time. This has led to me being fairly self-sufficient.
3. When I'm interested in something, I go all out. I learn everything about whatever my current obsession is. One summer it was Patricia Cornwell novels, and I didn't have much money so I went to every thrift store in the area to buy PC books. I stopped reading them when her writing started sucking. When I discovered physical anthropology I got a bunch of books and magazines about it. Etc, etc.
4. I hate the fact that I think so much, ALL THE TIME. I've tried everything common to stop: allergy meds, pot, alcohol, but nothing makes the thinking stop. Once, in an hour and a half, I consumed 10 shots, a beer, and a very large mixed drink (this was only my second or third time drinking). All that happened was that I couldn't walk correctly. The thinking didn't stop and I still remember every detail of that night. And I didn't have a hangover either. I've never had that much alcohol before or after.
5. I'm a compulsive rule follower. The one time I smoked marijuana, I was too paranoid about being caught to really enjoy anything. I didn't drink any alcohol until the day I turned 21. The only time I've done something wrong while driving, it was by accident and I got a ticket. I felt bad when my mother let me scratch off lottery tickets before I was 18. The list goes on. I'm just weird like that.
6. I might be fb.
lol courth yours are awesome! i like #5 that gave me a good chuckle :)
6. I might be fb.
i was just thinking this.
also, word on the random-knowledge-thing.
yes to #2 and 3. Also, #1, but I don't have people tell me all the time, and I don't really know that much! lol
1. I'm THE WORST at starting things. Getting things done I'm good with, but starting things up is terribly hard for me. I admire this quality in others a lot because it seems so foreign to me.
2. I love being social, but I'm terrible about it. I just like to stay where I'm most comfortable and in my bubble, but I think I learn a lot whenever I do actually make efforts to be social. I think this is what draws me to forums, I can interact with people but in a way that is more voyeuristic. I'm just interested in what people think, but I'm introverted.
3. I have a problem with knowing what I want to "do with my life".. I feel like a loser because I just have a crap job that I hate and is unfulfilling, but since I have no desire to do any type of typical career I don't want to put work into something I hate. I'd really like to be self-sustaining an just work on things that will directly benefit me and my family (growing food to eat, etc.)
4. i'm super competitive.
5. i can't really think of something right now...
i am extremely competitive with games.
i am extremely competitive with games.
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